Coleophora quercicola is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and South Korea.
Coleophora quercicola | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. quercicola |
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Coleophora quercicola Baldizzone & Oku, 1990 | |
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The wingspan is 11–16.5 mm (0.43–0.65 in).[1]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus mongolica.[2] They create a blackish pistol-shaped case of about 8 mm (0.31 in) long. It is covered with yellowish-brown felt at the basal tubular part.
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