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Coleophora hippodromica

Coleophora hippodromica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. hippodromica
Binomial name
Coleophora hippodromica
Walsingham, 1907

Coleophora hippodromica is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Astragalus gombo. They create a dark brown leaf case, composed of a single piece of leaf (mined tip of a leaflet).Larvae can be found from autumn to March.



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