Coleophora dextrella

Coleophora dextrella
Coleophora dextrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. dextrella
Binomial name
Coleophora dextrella
Braun, 1940[1]

Coleophora dextrella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia and North Carolina.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Aster cordifolius, Aster lateriflorus and Aster novi-belgii. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

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