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

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Synonymy: Tinea spinella Schrank, 1802
Coleophora cerasivorella Packard, 1870
Coleophora fletcherella Fernald, 1892
Coleophora lutifrontella Bruand, 1851
Coleophora nigrella Chambers, 1878 (missp.)?
Coleophora nigricella of authors, not Stephens, 1834
Coleophora occidentalis Chambers, 1878 (missp.)
Coleophora occidentalis of authors, not Zeller, 1873
Coleophora serratella of authors, not Linnaeus, 1761
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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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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