Coleophora ulmivorella

Coleophora ulmivorella
Coleophora ulmivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ulmivorella
Binomial name
Coleophora ulmivorella
Oku, 1965[1]

Coleophora ulmivorella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus laciniata and Kalopanax ricinifolius. They create a leaf-case which is slightly bent at the base. It is dark greyish-brown and 4.5-5.5 mm in length. The larvae mine into the leaf of their host plant until mid June.[2]

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