Coleophora dentiferoides

Coleophora dentiferoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dentiferoides
Binomial name
Coleophora dentiferoides
McDunnough, 1958[1]

Coleophora dentiferoides is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus militaris. They create a tubular silken seed case.

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