Coleophora honshuella

Coleophora honshuella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on Honshu island in Japan[1] and Korea.[2]

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

The wingspan is 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in). Adults are on wing from late July to early August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia princeps.[3] They create a large transparent blotch-mine in June. When fully fed, they fasten their case on the lower part of the stalk of the host plant.

References
  1. Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae I
  2. A taxonomic review of the genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) in Korea
  3. 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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