Coleophora acuminatoides
Coleophora acuminatoides is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia.
| Coleophora acuminatoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. acuminatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora acuminatoides McDunnough, 1958[1] | |
The larvae feed on the seeds of Aster acuminatus. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case. It is similar in size to the case of Coleophora bidens, but differing in the paler colouration which in freshly formed cases is a light brown.[2]
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