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Coleophoridae
59a1637.1 – 1307   Coleophora spinella (Schrank, 1802)
             Apple & Plum Casebearer

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Similar Species:
  • Coleophora prunifoliae Doets, 1944 is separated by genitalia.
  • Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) is separated by genitalia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • spinella Schrank 1802 (Tinea)
  • cerasivorella Packard 1870 (Coleophora)
  • fletcherella Fernald 1892 (Coleophora)
  • lutifrontella Bruand 1851 (Coleophora)
  • occidentalis Chambers 1878 (Coleophora) missp.
  • occidentis of authors not Zeller 1873 (Coleophora)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Coleophora spinella (Schrank, 1802) includes as a synonym Coleophora cerasivorella Packard, 1870 in Karsholt et al. (1985: 30).
    References
    • Baldizzone, G., H. van der Wolf, J.-F. Landry, 2006. Coleophoridae, Coleophorinae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 8: 1-215.
    • Baldizzone, G., H. van der Wolf, J.-F. Landry, 2006. Coleophoridae, Coleophorinae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 8: 1-215.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1878. Index to the described Tineina of the United States and Canada. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(5): 125-167.
    • Karsholt, O., et al., 1985. Katalog over de danske Sommerfugle. Entomologiske Meddelelser, 52: 163 pages.
    • Packard, A.S., 1870. New or little known injurious insects. Annual report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, 17 239.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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