Coleophora honshuella

Coleophora honshuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. honshuella
Binomial name
	Coleophora honshuella; Baldizzone & Oku, 1988

Coleophora honshuella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on Honshu island in Japan^[1] and Korea.^[2]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to early August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Artemisia princeps.^[3] They create a large transparent blotch-mine in June. When fully fed, they fasten their case on the lower part of the stalk of the host plant.

References

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[1] Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae I

[2] A taxonomic review of the genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) in Korea

[3] Host-plant Relationships of the Casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III