Coleophora demissella
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Coleophora demissella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in North America
, including the eastern United States
.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus demissa.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
| name = Case-bearers| image = Coleophoridae-01 .jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult of an unidentified case-bearer species| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| superfamilia = Gelechioidea...
family. It is found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus demissa.