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Coleophora comptoniella

Synonyms: Haploptilia comptoniella

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0