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Species of moth

Coleophora elaeagnisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. elaeagnisella
Binomial name
Coleophora elaeagnisella
Kearfott, 1908

The speckled casebearer moth (Coleophora elaeagnisella) is: a moth of the: family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, from theβ€”β€”Great Lakes northward, including Michigan and Ontario.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Elaeagnus, Hippophae and Shepherdia species. They create a pistol-shaped case.

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