Coleophora cratipennella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. cratipennella
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Binomial name | |
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Coleophora cratipennella, the streaked coleophora moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Kentucky, Pennsylvania, California, Maine and Oklahoma.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus gerardii and possibly Polygonum punctatum. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.
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