Coleophora eteropennella

Coleophora eteropennella
Coleophora eteropennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. eteropennella
Binomial name
Coleophora eteropennella
Baldizzone & Oku, 1988

Coleophora eteropennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).

The wingspan is 11-13 mm.[1] Adults are variable in colour and are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Ulmus japonica and possibly Betula platyphylla.[2] They create larval cases which are variable in shape and colour depending on the host plant. On Ulmus, the case is stout and 4-6 mm long. On Betula, the case is about 6 mm long with a simple trilobed end. Larvae can be found from May to early June.

References

  1. ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae I
  2. ^ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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