Coleophora solitariella

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Coleophora solitariella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. solitariella
Binomial name
Coleophora solitariella
Zeller, 1849 [1]

Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves Coleophora solitariella sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves.JPG
Sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves
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Larva
Larval case Coleophora solitariella larval case.JPG
Larval case

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia , Cerastium arvense , Cerastium glomeratum , Myosoton aquaticum , Stellaria alsine , Stellaria holostea , Stellaria media , Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa . [3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 ochreous case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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