Coleophora pennella

Coleophora pennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pennella
Binomial name
Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) [1]
Synonyms
List Tinea pennellaDenis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Coleophora flavilineellaToll, 1952 Coleophora diffinisStaudinger, 1879 Phalaena (Tinea) borowskiellaGoeze, 1783 Tinea mucosaGeoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Phalaena (Tinea) onosmellaBrahm, 1791 Tinea onosmellaBrahm, 1791 Tinea struthionipennellaHübner, 1796 Coleophora onosmella enervatellaZeller, 1849 Coleophora hispanicellaMöschler, 1866 Coleophora nervosellaMüller-Rutz, 1927 Coleophora gogoviCapuse, 1971

Coleophora pennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from June to July. ^[2]

The larvae feed on alkanet ( Anchusa officinalis ), houndstongue ( Cynoglossum officinale ), Italian viper's bugloss ( Echium italicum ), viper's bugloss ( Echium vulgare ), common gromwell ( Lithospermum officinale ), forget-me-nots ( Myosotis species), monkswort ( Nonea species), Onosma , alkenet ( Pentaglottis ), lungwort ( Pulmonaria officinalis ) and common comfrey ( Symphytum officinale ). ^[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from mid May to early June.

Leaves of Echium vulgare eaten by the larva, with two larval cases attached

Larva

References

1. "Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. Kimber, Ian. "37.065 BF549 Coleophora pennella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "Coleophora pennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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