Octagonal Casemaker Moth

Homaledra octagonella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Coleophoridae

Also called: Octagonal Casebearer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Octagonal Casemaker Moth
Photo: Bill Sheehan, CC BY-SA

Its larvae eat lichens that grow on oak (Quercus) trees.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in the United States, especially Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae feed on lichens that grow on oak trees.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey, Tennessee.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Octagonal Casemaker Moth photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Octagonal Casemaker Moth photo 3
Photo: Benjamin Burgunder, CC BY
Octagonal Casemaker Moth photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Octagonal Casemaker Moth photo 5
Photo: Bill Sheehan, CC BY-SA

Same family (Coleophoridae)

Large Clover Casebearer MothLarge Clover Casebearer MothColeophora trifoliiMetallic Coleophora MothMetallic Coleophora MothColeophora mayrellaCherry casebearerCherry casebearerColeophora pruniellaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleophora_octagonella

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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