Coleophora klimeschiella Toll, 1952
on Salsola
parasite
During the first two instars, i.e. about a week, lives the larva as a leafminer. The it makes a case.
hostplants
Amaranthaceae, monophagous
Salsola tragus.
phenology
Several generations, depending on the climate. The last generation hibernates as larva in the case.
distribution within Europe
notes
Introduced into the United States for the biological control of russian thistle.
references
Baldizzone, Tokár, Kovács & Kovács (2004a), Hawkes & Mayfield (000a), Toll (1952a,b).