Coleophora ostryae

Coleophora ostryae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. ostryae
Binomial name
Coleophora ostryae
Synonyms
  • Coleophora rufoluteella Chambers, 1874
  • Coleophora carpinella Heinrich, 1914

Coleophora ostryae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in North America, including Maryland and Ontario.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ostrya, Carpinus, Carya, and Quercus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.

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