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Casebearing moth - Coleophora querciella
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Casebearing moth - Coleophora querciella
Lodi Twp., Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
June 11, 2021
Case was found on a holly leaf (Ilex verticillata) but there was no sign the larvae had damaged any leaves; holly is underneath a canopy of red oaks (Quercus rubra). Scales on top of adult were rubbed off in rearing bag, so look a little strange.

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Contributed by Julie Craves on 15 June, 2021 - 9:10am

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