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Coleophora laticornella (pecan cigar casebearer)

Synonyms: Coleophora caryaefoliella; Coleophora rufoluteella

Wikipedia Abstract

The pecan cigar casebearer (Coleophora laticornella) is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in North America. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species, as well as on Juglans nigra and Prunus americana. They create a spatulate leaf case.
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Prey / Diet

Carya illinoinensis (pecan)[1]
Carya ovata (carya ovata australis)[1]
Juglans nigra (black walnut)[1]
Prunus americana (Wild Plum)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 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