Coleophora paludoides

Coleophora paludoides
Coleophora paludoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. paludoides
Binomial name
Coleophora paludoides
McDunnough, 1957[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora paludicola McDunnough, 1946 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora paludicola Stainton, 1887)

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

The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica, Gaylussacia and Comptonia species. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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