Coleophora lithargyrinella

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Coleophora lithargyrinella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. lithargyrinella
Binomial name
Coleophora lithargyrinella
Zeller, 1849 [1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora fuscatellaToll, 1952
  • Coleophora olivacellaStainton, 1854

Coleophora lithargyrinella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 11–13.5 mm (0.43–0.53 in). The head is yellow-ochreous. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, towards apex indistinctly, basal joint ochreous. Forewings fuscous-ochreous. Hindwings are dark grey. [2]

Biology

Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. [3] The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia , Cerastium arvense , Cerastium glomeratum , Stellaria holostea and Stellaria media . They create a trivalved tubular, silken pale brown case of about 8 mm (0.31 in) long. It has a mouth angle of 25°-30°. The case has a double dorsal keel. [4] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to the Baltic States and Romania.

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References

  1. "Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. Kimber, Ian. "37.040 BF524 Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. "Coleophora lithargyrinella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.