Ericaceous-feeder
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Coleophora kalmiella
Coleophora kalmiella is a small case-bearing moth in the family Coleophoridae, described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1936. The species is endemic to eastern Canada, with confirmed records from Nova Scotia. Larvae are specialized feeders on Kalmia species (sheep laurel and related Ericaceae), constructing distinctive composite leaf cases from host plant material. The specific epithet reflects this obligate host association.