Coleophora mosasaurus

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| taxon = Coleophora mosasaurus

| authority = (Falkovitsh, 1988)[http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/z01184p068f.pdf Notes on Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) injurious to Lycium (Solanaceae), with descriptions of two new species from China]

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  • Omphalopoda mosasaurus Falkovitsh, 1988

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Coleophora mosasaurus is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Shaanxi and Qinghai and in Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is {{cvt|14|–|15|mm}}.

The larvae feed on Lycium species, including Lycium kopetdaghi and Lycium barbarum. They feed on the leaves of their host plant.{{cite journal|title=Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III |journal=Entomological Review |last=Falkovitsh |first=M. I. |number=86 |date=2006 |doi=10.1134/S0013873806030031}}

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mosasaurus

Category:Moths described in 1988

Category:Moths of Asia

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