Coleophora fuscocuprella

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Coleophora fuscocuprella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. fuscocuprella
Binomial name
Coleophora fuscocuprella

Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in). [2] The head is shining dark bronzy-fuscous, and the antennae are dark fuscous; apical half white with dark fuscous rings, indistinct towards apex. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous, and the hindwings are dark grey. [3]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to late June. [4]

The larvae feed on alder (Alnus species), silver birch ( Betula pendula ), downy birch ( Betula pubescens ), European hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ) and hazel ( Corylus avellana ). They create a lobe case with many small leaf fragments attached to it. The larvae are attached to the leaf underside, where they make a large number of relatively small fleck mines. [5] Full-grown cases can be found in August and October. Pupation takes place in the case, usually attached to a trunk just above ground level.

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References

  1. ↑ "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 hazel case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 November 2019.



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