Coleophora laticornella
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. laticornella
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Coleophora laticornella | |
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Coleophora laticornella, the pecan cigar casebearer, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species, as well as on Juglans nigra and Prunus americana. They create a spatulate leaf case.
References[]
Media related to Coleophora laticornella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Coleophora laticornella at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1860
- Moths of North America
- Coleophoridae stubs