Coleophora quercicola

Coleophora quercicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. quercicola
Binomial name
Coleophora quercicola Baldizzone & Oku, 1990
Synonyms
Coleophora querciola

Coleophora quercicola is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and South Korea.

The wingspan is 11-16.5 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus mongolica.^[2] They create a blackish pistol-shaped case of about 8 mm long. It is covered with yellowish-brown felt at the basal tubular part.

References

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

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