Coleophora laticornella

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Coleophora laticornella
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Larva in case
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. laticornella
Binomial name
Coleophora laticornella
Clemens, 1860 [1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora caryaefoliellaClemens, 1862

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.

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