Coleophora wockeella

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Coleophora wockeella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. wockeella
Binomial name
Coleophora wockeella
Zeller, 1849 [1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora italiaeToll, 1960

Coleophora wockeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Latvia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Albania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Mined leaf of Betonica officinalis with a larva-case attached Coleophora wockeella mined leaf of Betonica officinalis with a larva-case attached.JPG
Mined leaf of Betonica officinalis with a larva-case attached
Larva Coleophora wockeella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe. [2]

The larvae feed on betony ( Stachys officinalis ). [3] Larvae can be found from autumn to mid-May.

Etymology

The species was named after the German entomologist Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke.

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References

  1. "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "37.109 BF527 Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849 betony case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2019.