Coleophora laticornella

Coleophora laticornella, the pecan cigar casebearer, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America.

Coleophora laticornella
Larva in case
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. laticornella
Binomial name
Coleophora laticornella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora caryaefoliella Clemens, 1862

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species, as well as on Juglans nigra and Prunus americana. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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