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.
| Coleophora elaeagnisella | |
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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. elaeagnisella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora elaeagnisella Kearfott, 1908[1]
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The larvae feed on the leaves of Elaeagnus, Hippophae and Shepherdia species. They create a pistol-shaped case.
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