Coleophora comptoniella
| Coleophora comptoniella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. comptoniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora comptoniella (McDunnough, 1926)[1] | |
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The birch casebearer moth (Coleophora comptoniella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia and Ontario.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Comptonia, Myrica, Betula, Alnus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.
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