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Forest Case-bearer

Coleophora ibipennella

Classification

Class
Insecta

Coleophora ibipennella is a moth of the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae). It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Asia, Europe and North Africa. The larva feed within a pistol case on oak leaves (Quercus species) and in the past was confused with Coleophora betulella, whose larva feed from a similar looking pistol case on birch leaves (Betula species).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 15United Kingdom · 10France · 7Belgium · 5Netherlands · 5Luxembourg · 2