Coleophora sexdentatella

Coleophora sexdentatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. sexdentatella
Binomial name
Coleophora sexdentatella
McDunnough, 1958[1]

Coleophora sexdentatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus canadensis. They create a tubular silken seed case.

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