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Coleophoridae
59a1646.1 – 1388   Coleophora trifolii (Curtis, 1832)
             Large Clover Casebearer

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Damophila trifolii Curtis, 1832
Coleophora aurata (ssp. of frischella) Toll, 1960
Coleophora melilotella Scott, 1861
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Landry, J.-F. & B. Wright, 1993. Systematics of the nearctic species of metallic-green Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). The Canadian Entomologist, 125: 549-618.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
Coleophora trifolii
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Coleophora trifolii
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Coleophora trifolii
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Coleophora trifolii
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Coleophora trifolii
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Coleophora trifolii
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