Coleophora cornella

Coleophora cornella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. cornella
Binomial name
Coleophora cornella
Walsingham, 1882[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora albiantennaella Wild, 1915

Coleophora cornella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the United States, including New York and California.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cornus pubescens species. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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