Coleophora comptoniella
Coleophora comptoniella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. comptoniella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora comptoniella (McDunnough, 1926)[1]
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The birch casebearer moth (Coleophora comptoniella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia and Ontario.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Comptonia, Myrica, Betula, Alnus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1926
- Moths of North America
- Coleophoridae stubs