Coleophora leucochrysella
| Coleophora leucochrysella | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. leucochrysella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora leucochrysella Clemens, 1863 | |
The Chestnut Casebearer Moth (Coleophora leucochrysella) was a species of moth in the Coleophoridae family. It was endemic to the United States, where it was found in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia.[1]
Larval Case
It is thought the species went extinct when many host trees died due to an infection of the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which was accidentally introduced from Asia around 1900.
The wingspan was 14–15 mm.
The larvae fed on Castanea dentata. They created a case consisting of silk and leaf fragments. It had a length of about 10 mm.
References
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Coleophora leucochrysella. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.