Coleophora viridicuprella
| 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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| Binomial name | |
| 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.
Description
The wingspan is 9 millimeters.[3]
Most parts of the moth including the pedipalp, antennae, and fore-wings are described as bearing a greenish-bronze color. The antennae includes some notes of white, the fore-wings also include grey cilia. The hind-wings are described with a brown color.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Coleophora viridicuprella.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ de Grey, Thomas (1882), North American Coleophorœ, Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, p. 429
- ^ a b c de Grey, Thomas (1882), North American Coleophorœ, London: Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, p. 432, retrieved October 14, 2025