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Species Coleophora nigrostriata - Hodges#1355

Coleophoridae: Coleophora nigrostriata - Coleophora nigrostriata Coleophoridae: Coleophora nigrostriata - Coleophora nigrostriata   - Coleophora nigrostriata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths)
Subfamily Coleophorinae
Genus Coleophora
Species nigrostriata (Coleophora nigrostriata - Hodges#1355)
Hodges Number
1355
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleophora nigrostriata Walsingham, 1882
Numbers
Coleophora has more than 158 species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan 12.5 mm. (Walsingham)
Identification
The original description of Coleophora nigrostriata Walsingham, is available online in the print references below.
Range
British Columbia to California and Colorado. (2), (1)
Season
Adults have been recorded mostly from April to July. (1)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Walsingham, L. 1882. North American Coleophorae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 438.