Coleophora serratella

Coleophora serratella
Imago
Case
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. serratella
Binomial name
Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) [1]
Synonyms
List Tinea serratellaLinnaeus, 1761 Coleophora fuscedinellaZeller, 1849 Coleophora metallicellaHodgkinson, 1892 Coleophora aethiopiformisStrand, 1902 Coleophora salmaniHeinrich, 1929 Coleophora insulicolaMcDunnough, 1946 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora insulicolaToll, 1942) Coleophora parasalmaniOudejans, 1971 (replacement name for Coleophora insulicolaMcDunnough, 1946)

Coleophora serratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), Japan (Hokkaido) and North America. ^[2]

Larval feeding signs

Pupa

Description

The wingspan is 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). Coleophora species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. C. serratella characteristics include head light ochreous - fuscous. Antennae whitish, ringed with fuscous, more faintly or obsoletely towards apex, basal joint fuscous. Forewings rather dark fuscous, ochreous - tinged. Hindwings dark fuscous. ^[3] Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia. ^[4]

Life cycle

The moth flies in June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birches, elms, alders, hazels, apples, Crataegus , Sorbus , willows, Comptonia peregrina and Quercus wislizenii .

References

1. "Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761)". Fauna Europaea . 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)" (PDF). Hokkaido University.
3. 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
4. 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

• Media related to Coleophora serratella at Wikimedia Commons
• Coleophora serratella at UKmoths