Coleophora mcdunnoughiella

Coleophora mcdunnoughiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. mcdunnoughiella
Binomial name
Coleophora mcdunnoughiella
Oudejans, 1971[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora dubiella McDunnough, 1946 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora dubiella Baker, 1888)

Coleophora mcdunnoughiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cerastium and possibly Stellaria species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
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