Coleophora juncicolella

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Coleophora juncicolella
Coleophora juncicolella, Trevor Quarry, North Wales, June 2010 (19444019646).jpg
Coleophora juncicolella, Trevor Quarry, North Wales
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. juncicolella
Binomial name
Coleophora juncicolella
Stainton, 1851 [1]

Coleophora juncicolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.

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Sprig of Erica with mined leaves Coleophora juncicolella sprig of Erica with mined leaves.JPG
Sprig of Erica with mined leaves
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Larva
Larval case Coleophora juncicolella larval case.JPG
Larval case

Description

The wingspan is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are grey-white. The head is ochreous-grey. The antennae grey-whitish, ringed with dark grey. Forewings shining grey, ochreous-tinged. Hindwings are grey. [2] [3]


They are on wing from late June to July in western Europe. [4]

The larvae feed on common heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) and bell heather ( Erica cinerea ). [5] Full-grown larvae can be found from March to May.

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References

  1. "Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. 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)
  4. Kimber, Ian. "37.028 BF510 Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851". UKMoths. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. "Coleophora juncicolella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.