''Coleophora phlomidella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern

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and central

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

. The larvae feed on the leaves of '' Phlomis pungens'' and '' Phlomis kopetdaghensis''. Larvae can be found from autumn to June.

References

phlomidella Moths of Asia Moths described in 1862 {{Coleophoridae-stub