Birch casebearer
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Coleophoridae
- Latin: Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus)
- English: Birch casebearer
- French: Porte-case du bouleau
- Synonym(s): Coleophora fuscedinella Zeller , Coleophora salmani Heinrich
Description
Distribution
British Columbia, Eastern Canada, Manitoba
Diet and feeding behavior
Phytophagous / Phyllophagous / Casebearer
Micro-habitat(s)
Leaf
Information on host(s)
Main Host(s)
Grey birch, white birch, yellow birch
Photos
Lateral and ventral views of pupa
White birch severely defoliated
New white birch foliage attacked in the spring
Case opened to show larva
Mass of cases on white birch foliage before emergence of adult in June
Adult (wingspan: 12 mm)