Coleophora infuscatella

Coleophora infuscatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. infuscatella
Binomial name
Coleophora infuscatella
Clemens, 1860[1]

Coleophora infuscatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Phlox species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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