Coleophora cercidiphyllella

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

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

Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)

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[1] Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III

[3] Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)