Coleophora phlomidis explained

Coleophora phlomidis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Romania, southern Russia, central Asia and Asia Minor (Iran and Syria).

Adults are on wing from the middle of July to the middle of August.^[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Phlomis species (including Phlomis cancellata and Phlomis kopetdaghensis).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0019_0033-0044.pdf The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924225601/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/phlomidis/phlomidis.htm . 2012-09-24 . dead .