Biology:Coleophora melanograpta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora melanograpta | |
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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. melanograpta
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora melanograpta Meyrick, 1935
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Coleophora melanograpta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu) and China .
The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in).[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 (0.24–0.31 in) 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.
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- ↑ Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Falkovitsh, M. I. (2006). "Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review (86). doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.
Wikidata ☰ Q5143948 entry
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