1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

• [Ericaceae:] Gaylussacia sp. [Zucht von Typen]
• [Ericaceae:] Rhododendron canadense (Kanadische Azalee) [Zucht von Typen]

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Typenmaterial

McDunnough (1954: 8-9): “Holotype: Male, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 24, 1952 (reared from case on Gaylussacia), in the Canadian National Collection. Allotype: Female, same data but May 22, in the American Museum of Natural History. Paratypes: Six males, three females, same locality, May 21, 22, 24, June 1, 1952 (cases on Gaylussacia). One male, three females, same locality, May 22, 24, 25, 1952 (cases on Rhodora. In the American Museum of Natural History, the Canadian National Collection, and author's collection.”

(Autor: Jürgen Rodeland)

3.2. Literatur

• Landry, J.-F. & B. Wright (1993): Systematics of the Nearctic species of metallic-green Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). — The Canadian Entomologist 125 (3): 549-618.
• Erstbeschreibung: McDunnough, J. H. (1954): New Microlepidoptera from the Region of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with Notes on Other Species. — American Museum Novitates 1686: 1-15. [PDF auf digitallibrary.amnh.org].