Coleophora ulmivorella
Coleophora ulmivorella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ulmivorella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora ulmivorella Oku, 1965[1]
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Coleophora ulmivorella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan.
The wingspan is about 9 mm.
The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus laciniata and . They create a leaf-case which is slightly bent at the base. It is dark greyish-brown and 4.5-5.5 mm in length. The larvae mine into the leaf of their host plant until mid-June.[2]
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths of Japan
- Moths described in 1965
- Coleophoridae stubs