Coleophora alniella

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

Coleophora alniella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Maryland and Virginia.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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