Coleophora gaylussaciella Heinrich, 1915
Coleophora gaylussaciella: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/5656
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Host plants include Black Huckleberry (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

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Coleophora gaylussaciella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. gaylussaciella
Binomial name
Coleophora gaylussaciella
Heinrich, 1915[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora peregrinaevorella McDunnough, 1954

Coleophora gaylussaciella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including Virginia and Nova Scotia.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Gaylussacia species, including Gaylussacia baccata, as well as Comptonia peregrina. They create a composite leaf case.

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