A Coleophora cretaticostella collected in Franklin Co., Massachusetts (6/23/2014). Reared from blackberry. Determined by Jean-François Landry.
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A Coleophora cretaticostella collected in Franklin Co., Massachusetts (6/23/2014). Reared from blackberry. Determined by Jean-François Landry.
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| Coleophora cretaticostella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. cretaticostella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora cretaticostella | |
Coleophora cretaticostella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario.
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
The larvae feed on the buds of Rubus species. They create a composite leaf case.
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