Biology:Coleophora pruniella

Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora pruniella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pruniella
Binomial name
Coleophora pruniella Clemens, 1861
Synonyms
Coleophora volckei Coleophora nigralineella Chambers, 1876 Chambers, 1878 Heinrich, 1918 Coleophora piperata Coleophora volckei Braun, 1925 Coleophora ochrella Volck, 1917 Braun, 1927 Coleophora innotabilis

Coleophora pruniella, the cherry casebearer moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Ontario and British Columbia.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus, Rosa, Amelanchier, Betula, Alnus, Juglans, Myrica, Comptonia, Salix, Populus and Fraxinus species. They create a composite leaf case. The silken case is tubular at first. Young larvae overwinter in this case. In spring, the case is attached to a larger, irregularly oval section formed by cutting out a portion of the mine, and the early section is discarded.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15642321 entry