Coleophora cercidiphyllella

Coleophora cercidiphyllella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. cercidiphyllella
Binomial name
Coleophora cercidiphyllella Oku, 1965[1]

Coleophora cercidiphyllella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).^[2]

The wingspan is 9.5-11 mm.

The larvae feed on Cercidiphyllum japonicum. They create a light greyish-brown, tubular leaf-case, gradually tapering towards the anal end. It is 5-6 mm in length with a large blackish dorsal patch, which is transversely sculptured. They feed on the young leaves and can be found in May.^[3]

References

1. ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
3. ^ Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

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