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| name = Coleophora ulmifoliella |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Coleophoridae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Coleophora]]'' |
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| species = '''''C. ulmifoliella''''' |
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| binomial = ''Coleophora ulmifoliella'' |
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| binomial_authority = McDunnough, 1946<ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1301 mothphotographersgroup]</ref> |
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The '''Elm Casebearer Moth''' (''Coleophora ulmifoliella'') is a [[moth]] of the [[Coleophoridae]] family. It is found in [[North America]], including [[Ontario]]. |
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The [[wingspan]] is about 13 mm. Adults are tan with grey markings and fringed wings. |
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The larvae feed on the leaves of ''[[Ulmus]]'' species. Early instars [[leaf miner|mine]] the leaves of their host plant. Later instars feed on the leaves externally from within an oval shaped case. The case is created out of leaves and silk and is about 6 mm in length. They feed on the inner leaf tissues.<ref>[http://www.dkbdigitaldesigns.com/clm/species/coleophora_ulmifoliella Guide to Nursery and Landscape Pests]</ref> |
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Larvae can be in the spring as soon as foliage appears. In the autumn, larvae anchor themselves on to branches in small groups to overwinter. Pupation occurs in early summer and adults appear in mid summer. |
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[[Category:Coleophora]] |
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Revision as of 11:16, 13 May 2011
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The Elm Casebearer Moth (Coleophora ulmifoliella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Ontario.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are tan with grey markings and fringed wings.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Ulmus species. Early instars mine the leaves of their host plant. Later instars feed on the leaves externally from within an oval shaped case. The case is created out of leaves and silk and is about 6 mm in length. They feed on the inner leaf tissues.[2]
Larvae can be in the spring as soon as foliage appears. In the autumn, larvae anchor themselves on to branches in small groups to overwinter. Pupation occurs in early summer and adults appear in mid summer.
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