Coleophora follicularis (Vallot, 1802)
(Agrimony Case-bearer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColeophora follicularis (Agrimony Case-bearer)
GenusColeophora (a genus of case-bearer micro-moths)
FamilyCOLEOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coleophora follicularis (Agrimony Case-bearer) :
1: Coleophora follicularis (Agrimony Case-bearer)
13 May 2006 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 cased larvae on separate leaves on single plant of Hemp Agrimony . Photos: larval case, larva, feeding traces, imago
Image 1: Feeding tracesImage 2: Feeding traces (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Larva - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 10: Larva - anterior view - highly enlarged (2)Image 11: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 12: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 14: Larva - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 15: Larva - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Larva - lateral view - highly enlarged (3)Image 17: Larva - lateral view - highly enlarged (4)Image 18: Larval case and feeding trace - enlargedImage 19: Larval case - dorsal view - enlargedImage 20: Larval case - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 21: Larval case - lateral view - enlargedImage 22: Pupal? case - attachment - highly enlargedImage 23: Set specimen - close-up - enlarged

Coleophora follicularis (Agrimony Case-bearer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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