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Coleophora alnifoliae

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Coleophora alnifoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. alnifoliae
Binomial name
Coleophora alnifoliae
Barasch, 1934
Synonyms
  • Coleophora alnivorella McDunnough, 1946

Coleophora alnifoliae, the brown alder case-bearer, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. C. alnifoliae is found in Europe, from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy, Romania, Great Britain, Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Poland and North America (specifically Eastern United States and Canada). In Great Britain, its has been slowly expanding its range with scattered colonies in Southern England.

Description

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. This species has a general coloration of a golden-brown with a white leading edge to the forewing.

References

  1. "Coleophora alnifoliae | Search | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. "Moth Photographers Group – Coleophora alnifoliae – 1298". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ "Coleophora alnifoliae | UKmoths". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

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Taxon identifiers
Coleophora alnifoliae


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