Coleophora cercidiphyllella

Coleophora cercidiphyllella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. cercidiphyllella
Binomial name
Coleophora cercidiphyllella
Oku, 1965[1]

Coleophora cercidiphyllella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu.[2]

The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Cercidiphyllum japonicum. They create a light greyish-brown, tubular leaf-case, gradually tapering towards the anal end. It is 5–6 mm in length with a large blackish dorsal patch, which is transversely sculptured. They feed on the young leaves and can be found in May.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
  3. ↑ Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
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