Bug FAQColeophora querciella
Coleophora querciella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Coleophoridae
Source: Wikipedia
Its larvae eat the leaves of oak, linden, dogwood and plum trees, which can harm those plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in North America, with records from Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on the leaves of oak, linden, dogwood and plum species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, West Virginia, Ohio, Mississippi, Indiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae eat?
The larvae feed on oak, linden, dogwood and plum leaves.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coleophoridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleophora_querciella
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