Coleophora pruniella

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Coleophora pruniella
Coleophora pruniella - Cherry Casebearer Moth possible Ken says Coleophora species (14275888807).jpg
Coleophora pruniella - Cherry Casebearer Moth possible Ken says Coleophora species (14275700219).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pruniella
Binomial name
Coleophora pruniella
Clemens, 1861 [1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora nigralineellaChambers, 1876
  • Coleophora ochrellaChambers, 1878
  • Coleophora volckeiVolck, 1917
  • Coleophora volckeiHeinrich, 1918
  • Coleophora piperataBraun, 1925
  • Coleophora innotabilisBraun, 1927

Coleophora pruniella, the cherry casebearer moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Ontario and British Columbia.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus , Rosa , Amelanchier , Betula , Alnus , Juglans , Myrica , Comptonia , Salix , Populus and Fraxinus species. [2]

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