Coleophora japonicella

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

Coleophora japonicella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan^[1] and Korea.^[2]

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm for males and 11–13 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica. They create a brownish-grey leaf-case which is slightly bent towards the base and 11–12 mm in length. The larvae mine into the leaf of their host plant until mid-June, but some are full-grown before hibernation.^[3]

References

1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. A taxonomic review of the genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) in Korea
3. Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)