Coleophora tytri

Description

Coleophora tytri is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan. The larvae feed on Salsola gemmascens. They create a case of hollowed fruits. It consists of two immature fruits or rarely of one large fruit. The case is silky, somewhat slender and slightly curved. The valve is three-sided and made after cutting the fruit in the caudal part of the case. The length of the case is 4.5-5.3 mm and it is chocolate-brown to yellow, usually with light ocherous tinge. The case of the young larvae is yellowish. The larvae can be found from September to October.