Coleophora multipulvella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. multipulvella |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora multipulvella Chambers, 1878[1] |
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The Pistol Casebearer (Coleophora multipulvella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, from Virginia to Kansas and northward to Canada. It is also known from California and Utah.
The larvae feed on buds and leaves of apple, cherry, pear, plum and quince. They create a somewhat pistol-shaped case.