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 family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and South Korea.

The wingspan is 11–16.5 mm (0.43–0.65 in).[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus mongolica.[2] They create a blackish pistol-shaped case of about 8 mm (0.31 in) long. It is covered with yellowish-brown felt at the basal tubular part.

References

Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV
Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.

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[1] Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae IV

[2] Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.