Coleophora niphomesta
Coleophora niphomesta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. niphomesta |
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The head and thorax are white. The palpi are white, externally with a grey line. The antennae are white ringed with pale fuscous and the abdomen is whitish-grey. The forewings are lanceolate and whitish-ochreous. There are several white streaks. The hindwings are pale grey. Sometimes the forewings have no white lines along the veins, but are almost unicolourous, white dirty-ochreous sprinkled with some darker scales.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves and fruit of Climacoptera turcomanica, Aerva javanica and Aerva persica.
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