The speckled casebearer moth (Coleophora elaeagnisella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, from the Great Lakes northward, including Michigan and Ontario.

Coleophora elaeagnisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. elaeagnisella
Binomial name
Coleophora elaeagnisella Kearfott, 1908[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Elaeagnus, Hippophae and Shepherdia species. They create a pistol-shaped case.

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