Coleophora ulmivorella

Coleophora ulmivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ulmivorella
Binomial name
Coleophora ulmivorella Oku, 1965[1]

Coleophora ulmivorella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus laciniata and Kalopanax ricinifolius. They create a leaf-case which is slightly bent at the base. It is dark greyish-brown and 4.5-5.5 mm in length. The larvae mine into the leaf of their host plant until mid-June.^[2]

References

1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)