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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Casebearer Moths (Coleophoridae) » Coleophorinae » Coleophora » Spatulate and Tubular Leaf Casebearers (Coleophora Spatulate and Tubular Leaf Casebearers) » Coleophora cornella - Hodges#1297 (Coleophora cornella)
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moth case - Coleophora cornella
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

moth case - Coleophora cornella
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 5, 2008
These were hanging from leaves on a shrub. I don't know what kind of shrub, however. There is a slight bulge near the end of the "tag" which must be the larva. Is this some kind of leaf miner?

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moth case - Coleophora cornella moth case - Coleophora cornella
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 6 June, 2008 - 11:16pm
Last updated 13 May, 2011 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from Coleophora.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 May, 2011 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Shrub
Do you have any pictures that show the leaves better? There are only a few species with cases that look like this, but I need to know what the plant is to be able to tell which one it is.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 February, 2009 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Casebearer Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 September, 2008 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Casebearer
I believe this is a moth larva, family Coleophoridae, and it is a leaf miner, sort of.
… Charley Eiseman, 6 June, 2008 - 11:34pm login or register to post comments

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