Coleophora cercidiphyllella
| Coleophora cercidiphyllella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. cercidiphyllella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora cercidiphyllella Oku, 1965[1]
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Coleophora cercidiphyllella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu.[2]
The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Cercidiphyllum japonicum. They create a light greyish-brown, tubular leaf-case, gradually tapering towards the anal end. It is 5–6 mm in length with a large blackish dorsal patch, which is transversely sculptured. They feed on the young leaves and can be found in May.[3]
References
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- ^ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III[permanent dead link]
- ^ Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
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