Coleophora paludoides is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Ontario.

Coleophora paludoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. paludoides
Binomial name
Coleophora paludoides
McDunnough, 1957[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora paludicola McDunnough, 1946 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora paludicola Stainton, 1887)

The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica, Gaylussacia and Comptonia species. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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