Coleophora melanograpta

Coleophora melanograpta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. melanograpta
Binomial name
Coleophora melanograpta
Meyrick, 1935

Coleophora melanograpta is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and China.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata, Quercus dentata and Quercus acutissima.[2] They create a blackish pistol-shaped case of 6–8 mm long. It is covered with light yellowish-brown felt. They feed on the upper surface of the leaves of their host plant, without making mines.

References

  1. ↑ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III
  2. ↑ Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III
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