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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 » Seed Casebearers (Coleophora Seed Casebearers) » Large Clover Casebearer - Hodges#1388 (Coleophora trifolii)
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Bagworm Moths - Coleophora trifolii
Copyright © 2007 Claude Pilon

Bagworm Moths - Coleophora trifolii
Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada
July 28, 2006
Psychidae ???
To hide better, I guess, they keep the long tip of the seed envelope they cut to build their case.
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Contributed by Claude Pilon on 23 January, 2007 - 8:51pm
Last updated 30 April, 2007 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.

Dr. Jean-François Landry, Agriculture Canada, identified this larva as Coleophora trifolii. According to the information he gave me, the larva feeds on Melilotus seeds and the adult lays its eggs in the flowers of the same plant. The larva case is made of 2 or 3 empty seeds attached together with silk. This is an introduced species.
… Claude Pilon, 30 April, 2007 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Claude, what do you think of
and
… john and jane balaban, 29 December, 2008 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Coleophora trifolii
Yes, it is likely Coleophora trifolii; its larva host is Sweet clover, where the 2 specimens were found. I'll move the pictures to the right species.
… Claude Pilon, 7 January, 2009 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

frassing
after 2 months and no ID.
… Ethan Friedman, 3 April, 2007 - 7:08am login or register to post comments

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