Coleophora sacramenta

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Coleophora sacramenta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. sacramenta
Binomial name
Coleophora sacramenta
Heinrich, 1914 [1]

Coleophora sacramenta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including California.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Malus , Prunus (including Prunus americana ), Populus , Tilia and Chaenomeles species. They create a pistol-shaped case.

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