Coleophora binotapennella

Coleophora binotapennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, northern and southern Russia[2] and China.[3] It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.

Coleophora binotapennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. binotapennella
Binomial name
Coleophora binotapennella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix binotapennella Duponchel, 1843
  • Carpochena binotapennella
  • Coleophora delibutella Christoph, 1872
  • Stollia lygia Nemes, 2003
  • Coleophora binotatella Zeller, 1849

Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on Atriplex nitens, Atriplex tatarica and possibly Chenopodium species. They feed on the generative organs of their host plant.

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