Biology:Coleophora octagonella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora octagonella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. octagonella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora octagonella Walsingham, 1882[1]
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The octagonal casemaker moth (Coleophora octagonella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee .
The species is misplaced in the genus Coleophora and the family Coleophoridae. It actually belongs to the family Batrachedridae. The larvae feed on lichens which grow on Quercus trees.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora octagonella. |
Wikidata ☰ Q5144057 entry
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