Coleophora elaeagnisella

Coleophora elaeagnisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. elaeagnisella
Binomial name
Coleophora elaeagnisella
Kearfott, 1908[1]

The speckled casebearer moth (Coleophora elaeagnisella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, from the Great Lakes northward, including Michigan and Ontario.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Elaeagnus, Hippophae and Shepherdia species. They create a pistol-shaped case.

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