Coleophora ostryae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ostryae |
Binomial name | |
Coleophora ostryae Clemens, 1861 |
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Coleophora ostryae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family found in North America, including Maryland and Ontario.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Ostrya, Carpinus, Carya, and Quercus species. They create a spatulate leaf case.