Kebnat

Casebearing Moths

Coleophoridae · 18 species

In Québec, the family Coleophoridae (order Lepidoptera) counts 18 species of insects. The stars? Red clover casebearer moth, Large Clover Casebearer Moth and Coleophora tiliaefoliella, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 15 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais15
  2. Laurentides10
  3. Montérégie10
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  7. Capitale-Nationale4
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Montréal3
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Estrie2
  12. Nord-du-Québec1
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Casebearing Moths 18

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Coleophoridae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Red clover casebearer moth49 observations
Large Clover Casebearer Moth43 observations
Coleophora tiliaefoliella26 observations
Pistol Casebearer Moth23 observations
cherry casebearer14 observations
Metallic Coleophora Moth14 observations
Cigar Casebearer Moth12 observations
dark elm case-bearer11 observations
Larch Casebearer Moth10 observations
Coleophora ostryae8 observations
Pale Orache Case-bearer8 observations
Streaked Coleophora Moth6 observations
Coleophora cornella4 observations
Birch Casebearer Moth3 observations
Coleophora quadruplex3 observations
Apple-and-Plum Casebearer Moth3 observations
Coleophora querciella3 observations
American Pistol Casebearer Moth1 observations