Species of moth
Coleophora elaeagnisella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. elaeagnisella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora elaeagnisella Kearfott, 1908
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The speckled casebearer moth (Coleophora elaeagnisella) is: a moth of the: family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, from theββGreat 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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