Coleophora subapicis

Coleophora subapicis
Coleophora subapicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. subapicis
Binomial name
Coleophora subapicis
Braun, 1940[1]

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

The larvae feed on the seeds of Aster infirmus. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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