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Coleophora klimeschiella

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Russian thistle casebearer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. klimeschiella
Binomial name
Coleophora klimeschiella
Toll, 1952

The Russian thistle casebearer (Coleophora klimeschiella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia Minor and central Asia, but has been introduced to California, Texas and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Salsola australis.

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