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casebearer
casebearer n. a moth larva that spins a protective case around itself; (also) any of various small moths having such larvae, esp. one of the family Coleophoridae; cf. case moth n. [Compare scientific Latin Coleophora , genus name ( J. Hübner Tentamen determinationis, digestionis atque denominationis singularum stirpium Lepidopterorum (1806); < ancient Greek κολεός sheath (see Coleoptera n.) + scientific Latin -phora -phore comb. form).]
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1847 Rep. Zool. for 1843 & 1844 (Ray Soc.) 378 Solenobia clathrella? Dup., the caterpillar of which is a case-bearer, and feeds on lichens.
1897 Garden & Forest 9 June 225/2 As soon as hatched, the young case-bearers begin to construct their cases, making them of excrement and silk.
1931 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 1654. 27 The pecan cigar case-bearer (Coleophora caryae-foliella Clem.) is usually considered a pest of only minor importance.
2004 W. Cranshaw Garden Insects N. Amer. iii. 162 Casebearers are larvae of small moths that produce a parchment-like case that the caterpillar carries throughout development.
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