Cherry Casebearer Moth
Coleophora pruniella Clemens, 1861
Cherry Casebearer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5655
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Coleophora pruniella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. pruniella
Binomial name
Coleophora pruniella
Synonyms
  • Coleophora nigralineella Chambers, 1876
  • Coleophora ochrella Chambers, 1878
  • Coleophora volckei Volck, 1917
  • Coleophora volckei Heinrich, 1918
  • Coleophora piperata Braun, 1925
  • Coleophora innotabilis Braun, 1927

Coleophora pruniella, the cherry casebearer moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Ontario and British Columbia.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus, Rosa, Amelanchier, Betula, Alnus, Juglans, Myrica, Comptonia, Salix, Populus and Fraxinus species.[2]

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