Coleophora ericoides

Coleophora ericoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ericoides
Binomial name
Coleophora ericoides
Braun, 1919[1]

Coleophora ericoides is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Ohio and Nova Scotia.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Symphyotrichum ericoides. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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