- Coleophora laticornella
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Coleophora laticornella Larva in case Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. laticornella Binomial name Coleophora laticornella
Clemens, 1860[1]Synonyms - Coleophora caryaefoliella Clemens, 1862
The Pecan Cigar Casebearer (Coleophora laticornella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. 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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