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Photo#973806
Casebearer Moth - Coleophora irroratella

Casebearer Moth - Coleophora irroratella
In Westwood by outdoor night light; elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
July 23, 2011
Size: Forewing length 6mm
New species for BugGuide

Species ID for this specimen provided by BOLD Systems. DNA for this specimen is a solid match with species Coleophora irroratella.

See here for Coleophora irroratella species page at BOLD Systems:
And here for BOLD's C. irroratella Public Data Portal - BIN Page.
And here for this specimen's Record Page at BOLD Systems.

See also species pages at MPG, and at Wikipedia.

This moth is a 'tubular' Casebearer Moth.

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Moved
Moved from Coleophora.

Very nice!
Thanks for the update

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