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Coleophora levantis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coleophoridae

Scientific name
  
Coleophora levantis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coleophora

Rank
  
Species

Coleophora levantis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on the island of Honshu in Japan.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica grosserata and Quercus serrata. Young larvae feed on sprouting buds of their host plant in spring. They create a case for hibernation. This case is of the curved sheath-type and is 4–5 mm long, smooth and light brownish grey. Older larvae create another case in spring and feed on the upper surface of the leaves without making mines. This case is of the tubular type and 6–7 mm long, almost straight and covered with light greyish-yellow hairs.

References

Coleophora levantis Wikipedia