Coleophora quercicola

Coleophora quercicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. quercicola
Binomial name
Coleophora quercicola
Baldizzone & Oku, 1990
Synonyms
  • Coleophora querciola

Coleophora quercicola is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and South Korea.

The wingspan is 11-16.5 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus mongolica.[2] They create a blackish pistol-shaped case of about 8 mm long. It is covered with yellowish-brown felt at the basal tubular part.

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