Coleophora versurella

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Coleophora versurella
Coleophora versurella, Deeside, North Wales, July 2011 (18847418144).jpg
Coleophora versurella, Deeside, North Wales
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. versurella
Binomial name
Coleophora versurella
Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
List
    • Coleophora miserellaStaudinger, 1880
    • Coleophora agricolellaFuchs, 1886
    • Coleophora atlanticolellaRebel, 1896
    • Coleophora tholoneuraMeyrick, 1936
    • Coleophora pallorellaBenander, 1939
    • Coleophora fayalensisRebel, 1940
    • Coleophora thalassellaMcDunnough, 1940
    • Coleophora constantiHering, 1942
    • Coleophora klimeschiVlach, 1942
    • Coleophora saccharellaAmsel, 1953
    • Coleophora pisellaAmsel, 1953
    • Coleophora chiarelliaePastrana, 1963
    • Coleophora amaranthivoraOku, 1965
    • Coleophora laripennellaauct. nec. Zetterstedt, 1839
    • Ecebalia versurella
    • Coleophora enchordaMeyrick, 1931

Coleophora versurella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.

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Description

Genitalia of Coleophora versurella Coleophora versurella.jpg
Genitalia of Coleophora versurella

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are yellow. Several other species of Coleophora look similar and are only to be identified by reference to the genitalia. [1] [2]

Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on orache ( Atriplex species) and goosefoot ( Chenopodium species). [1] [3] Other recorded food plants include sea purslane ( Halimione portulacoides ) and Amaranthus . [4]

Distribution

It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg. [5] It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". UK Moths.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Unger, Magnus. "Species: Atriplex littoralis". Lepidoptera.se.
  4. ↑ "Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants". Biological Record Centre.
  5. ↑ "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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