Coleophora sternipennella

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Coleophora sternipennella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. sternipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora sternipennella
(Zetterstedt, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Ornix sternipennellaZetterstedt, 1839
    • Coleophora flavaginellaLienig & Zeller, 1846
    • Coleophora punctipennellaNylander, 1848
    • Coleophora albisquamellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
    • Coleophora muehligiellaStainton, 1887
    • Coleophora moeniacellaStainton, 1887 (Unjustified replacement name for Coleophora muehligellaWocke, 1876)
    • Coleophora niveistrigellaWocke, 1876

Coleophora sternipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, except Greece and the Mediterranean islands. It is also known from the Caucasus. It occurs in steppe and desert biotopes, in wasteland and uncultivated parts of anthropogenic areas.

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). Adult are on wing from July to August in western Europe. [2]

The larvae feed on Atriplex and Chenopodium species creating a tubular silken case which is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long. [3] Larvae can be found from September. They overwinter as a larva before pupating in June.

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References

  1. ↑ "Coleophora sternipennella (Zetterstedt, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "37.099 BF553 Coleophora striatipennella Nylander [1848]". ukmoths. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora sternipennella (Zetterstedt, 1839) speckled case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.



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