Coleophora eteropennella

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

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

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in).[1] Adults are variable in colour and are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Ulmus japonica and possibly Betula platyphylla.[2] They create larval cases which are variable in shape and colour depending on the host plant. On Ulmus, the case is stout and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. On Betula, the case is about 6 mm (0.24 in) long with a simple trilobed end. Larvae can be found from May to early June.

References
  1. Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae I
  2. Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.


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