Coleophora alnifoliae
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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. alnifoliae
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| Coleophora alnifoliae Barasch, 1934
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Coleophora alnifoliae, the brown alder case-bearer,[1] is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. C. alnifoliae is found in Europe, from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy, Romania, Great Britain, Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Poland and North America (specifically Eastern United States and Canada[2]). In Great Britain, its has been slowly expanding its range with scattered colonies in Southern England.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. This species has a general coloration of a golden-brown with a white leading edge to the forewing.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora alnifoliae | Search | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Coleophora alnifoliae – 1298". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ a b "Coleophora alnifoliae | UKmoths". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
External links
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Media related to Coleophora alnifoliae at Wikimedia Commons- Coleophora alnifoliae at UKmoths
- Plant Parasites of Europe
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