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Coleophora gazella

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Coleophora gazella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. gazella
Binomial name
Coleophora gazella
(Toll, 1952)
Synonyms
  • Coleophora gazella Toll & Amsel, 1967 (Junior primary homonym)
  • Coleophora argandabella Amsel, 1968
  • Multicoloria gazella sinevi Reznik, 1989

Coleophora gazella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan, Afghanistan and Turkey.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia turanica, including f. diffusa in stony desert. Larvae can be found from the end of May to the beginning of June and (after diapause) again from April to May. Larvae hibernate.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Coleophora gazella gazella
  • Coleophora gazella sinevi (Reznik, 1989)

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