Coleophora hemerobiella

Coleophora hemerobiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. hemerobiella
Binomial name
	Coleophora hemerobiella; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena hemerobiella Scopoli, 1763;

The fruit tree case moth (Coleophora hemerobiella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in western Europe.

Description[]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have whitish forewings speckled with dark grey and usually an obvious blackish spot at around three-quarters. They are on wing in July in western Europe.^[2]

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, , Cotoneaster integerrimus, Crataegus laevigata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, , Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus intermedia, Spiraea x bumalda and x Spiraea vanhouttei. In autumn, the larvae make a composite pistol-shaped leaf case. Early in the following spring, a tubular leaf case is made. This case reaches a length of about 10 mm and is positioned vertically on the leaf with a mouth angle of about 90°.^[3] Full-grown cases can be found from the end of May to early June.