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Coleophora cercidiphyllella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. cercidiphyllella
Binomial name
Coleophora cercidiphyllella Oku, 1965

Coleophora cercidiphyllella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu.

The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in).

The larvae feed on Cercidiphyllum japonicum. They feed on the young leaves and can be found in May.

References

1. ^ Oku, Toshio (1965). "Descriptions of nine new species of the genus Coleophora from Japan, with notes on other species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)". Insecta Matsumurana. 27 (2): 114–124. hdl:2115/9724.
2. ^ Baldizzone, Giorgio; Oku, Toshio (1990). "Descriptions of Japanese Coleophoridae III". Lepidoptera Science. 41 (2): 97–112. doi:10.18984/lepid.41.2_97.
3. Savela, Markku. "Coleophora Hübner, 1822". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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