Coleophora virgatella

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

Coleophora virgatella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece. It has also been recorded from southern Russia and central Asia.

Mined leaf of Salvia pratensis with larva-case attached Coleophora virgatella mined leaf of Salvia pratensis with larva-case attached.JPG
Mined leaf of Salvia pratensis with larva-case attached
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Larva
Larval case Coleophora virgatella larval case.JPG
Larval case

Adults are on wing from late June to July. [2]

The larvae feed on Salvia glutinosa , Salvia pratensis and Stachys species. They create a curved, dark brown lobe case, of which the lobes untidily stick in every direction. The mouth angle is about 45°. [3] Larvae can be found from autumn to May of the following year.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. "Coleophora virgatella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.