Coleophora sacramenta

Coleophora sacramenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. sacramenta
Binomial name
Coleophora sacramenta
Heinrich, 1914[1]

Coleophora sacramenta is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including California.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Malus, Prunus (including Prunus americana), Populus, Tilia and Chaenomeles species. They create a pistol-shaped case.

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