An American Pistol Casebearer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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An American Pistol Casebearer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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| Coleophora atromarginata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. atromarginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora atromarginata | |
The American pistol casebearer moth (Coleophora atromarginata) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Brunswick.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus platanoides, Quercus rubra and Prunus serotina, as well as Betula, Carpinus, Ostrya and Carya species. They create a pistol case.
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