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Larch casebearer

Coleophora laricella (Hübner, 1817)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella) is a species in the family Coleophoridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the larch casebearer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the larch casebearer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the larch casebearer as introduced in 5 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Canadainvasive
  2. Ireland
  3. Sweden
  4. United Kingdom
  5. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the larch casebearer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the larch casebearer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyColeophoridae
  6. genusColeophora
  7. SpeciesColeophora laricella (Hübner, 1817)

Synonyms Coleophora nigricornis, Eupista laricella, Tinea laricella

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Larch case-bearerEnglish
  • Larch casebearer mothEnglish
  • Larch leaf minerEnglish
  • pouzdrovníček modřínovýCzech
  • Gweiniog LlarwyddWelsh
  • LærkesækmølDanish
  • LärchenminiermotteGerman
  • lehtikuusipussikoiFinnish
  • porte-case du mélèzeFrench
  • vörösfenyő-zsákosmolyHungarian
  • lerkesekkmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • LariksmotDutch
  • krobik modrzewiowiecPolish
  • Лиственничная чехликовая мольRussian
  • rúrkovček smrekovcovýSlovak
  • lärksäckmalSwedish
  • Gweiniogion LlarwyddWelsh
  • Lærkens pansermølDanish
  • LarikskokermotDutch
  • sydlig lärksäckmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the larch casebearer

Other species in the same genus Coleophora.

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Common questions

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Is the larch casebearer an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the larch casebearer as invasive in 1 country: Canada. It lists it as introduced in 5 in all.

What kind of animal is the larch casebearer?

The larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella) belongs to the family Coleophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-casebearer

MLA

“Larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-casebearer.

BibTeX
@misc{larch_casebearer_2026,
  title = {Larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-casebearer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}