Coleophora heinrichella

Coleophora heinrichella
Coleophora heinrichella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. heinrichella
Binomial name
Coleophora heinrichella
(McDunnough, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Haploptilia heinrichella McDunnough, 1933

Coleophora heinrichella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Ontario.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rudbeckia, Helianthus and Aster species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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