Coleophora spinella (Schrank, 1802)
(Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColeophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum 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 spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer) :
1: Coleophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer)
22 Jun 2011 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male . Photos: Male genitalia prep
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 3: Male genitalia prep. - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Male genitalia prep. - microscope low magnification (2)
2: Coleophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
18 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Cases on Hawthorn leaves
Image 1: First larval case - magnifiedImage 2: First larval case - side view - magnifiedImage 3: First larval case - side view - magnified (2)Image 4: First larval case - top view - magnifiedImage 5: First larval case with this year\'s feeding traces - enlargedImage 6: Mine - magnified - black backgroundImage 7: Second larval case - close-up - black backgroundImage 8: Second larval case - magnifiedImage 9: Second larval case - top view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 10: Second larval case - with blotch mine - black background

Coleophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coleophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coleophora spinella (Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Apple and Plum Case-bearer)
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