Coleophora triplicis
Coleophora triplicis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. This species has also been recorded on Prince Edward Island in a salt marsh ecosystem.[2] In Prince Edward Island, it was observed as a predator of the predispersed seeds of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum Fernald).[3]
| Coleophora triplicis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. triplicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora triplicis McDunnough, 1940[1] | |
The larvae feed on the seeds of Solidago sempervirens. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- Steeves, R., Nazari, V., Landry, J., and Lacroix, C. 2008. Predispersal seed predation by a coleophorid on the threatened Gulf of St. Lawrence aster. Canadian Entomologist. 140: 297-305.
- Steeves, R., Nazari, V., Landry, J., and Lacroix, C. 2008. Predispersal seed predation by a coleophorid on the threatened Gulf of St. Lawrence aster. Canadian Entomologist. 140: 297-305.
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