Parasitoid-prey
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Coleophoridae
case-bearers, casebearing moths, case moths
Coleophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea, comprising over 1,000 described species. Adults are slender with fringed wing margins. Larvae are known as case-bearers: they construct portable silken cases, often incorporating plant material or frass, which they carry and rebuild as they grow. The family is most diverse in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly the Palearctic. Approximately 95% of species are placed in the genus Coleophora, though this classification remains problematic due to unresolved phylogenetic relationships.
Parcoblatta caudelli
Caudell's wood cockroach, Caudell's wood roach
Parcoblatta caudelli is a small, pale-colored wood cockroach native to the eastern and central United States. Males exhibit distinctive clay-yellow and brownish-yellow coloration with fully developed tegmina. The species occupies forested habitats and has been recorded from sawmill refuse. Females were historically described as capable of flight, though subsequent observations have questioned this trait.