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Coleophora elodella

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Coleophora elodella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. elodella
Binomial name
Coleophora elodella
Baldizzone & Oku, 1988

Coleophora elodella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu in Japan.

The wingspan is 9.5–10.5 mm (0.37–0.41 in).[1] Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae possibly feed on Juncus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Baldizzone, Giorgio; Oku, Toshio (1988). "Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae II". Lepidoptera Science. 39 (3): 207–221. doi:10.18984/lepid.39.3_207.
  2. ^ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.