Coleophora rosacella
Coleophora rosacella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
| Coleophora rosacella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. rosacella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora rosacella Clemens, 1864[1] | |
The larvae feed on the buds of Rosa species. They create a tubular leaf case.
References
Further reading
- Clemens, Brackenridge (1864). "North American micro-lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. 2: 426–427.
- Reprinted in Clemens, Brackenridge (1872) [1864]. "North American Micro-Lepidoptera". In Stainton, H. T. (ed.). The Tineina of North America. London: John van Voorst. pp. 251–252.
- McDunnough, J. (1946). "Some Coleophoridae of Eastern Ontario and northwestern Nova Scotia". The Canadian Entomologist. 78 (3): 62. doi:10.4039/Ent7854-3.
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