Coleophora viridicuprella
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| Coleophora viridicuprella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. viridicuprella |
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| Coleophora viridicuprella | |
Coleophora viridicuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae and was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1882. It is found in the United States, including California and Oregon. A related species with the same coloring is the Coleophora aenusella, de Grey believed this may have been the same species as the virdicuprella.[3]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus species. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case.
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