Coleophora albicosta

Coleophora albicosta
Coleophora albicosta, Fenn's Moss, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. albicosta
Binomial name
Coleophora albicosta (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
Porrectaria albicostaHaworth, 1828 Coleophora fraudulentellaToll, 1944

The testaceous white-back (Coleophora albicosta) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of western Europe.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Head pale ochreous, sides whitish. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint ochreous-tinged, with rough spreading scales. Forewings light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with light fuscous, especially towards costa; a white costal streak from base to near apex; a white line in disc from before middle to termen, one along fold, and one along dorsum to apex. Hindwings grey. ^{[1] [2]}

Adults are on wing from June to July.

Gallery

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  Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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  Larva
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  Pod of Ulex europaeus with two larval cases attached

References

1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
2. Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)

External links

• UKmoths