Coleophora comptoniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. comptoniella |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora comptoniella (McDunnough, 1926) |
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The birch casebearer moth (Coleophora comptoniella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia and Ontario.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Comptonia, Myrica, Betula, Alnus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.