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]

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