Coleophora comptoniella

Coleophora comptoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. comptoniella
Binomial name
Coleophora comptoniella (McDunnough, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
Haploptilia comptoniella McDunnough, 1926 Coleophora betulivora McDunnough, 1946

The Birch Casebearer Moth (Coleophora comptoniella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

References

1. ^ mothphotographersgroup

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