Coleophora adspersella

Coleophora adspersella
Coleophora adspersella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. adspersella
Binomial name
Coleophora adspersella
Benander, 1939[1]

Coleophora adspersella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and Slovenia.[2] It is also found in China.[3] It occurs in forest and foreststeppe biotopes, and in anthropogenic landscapes where the foodplant occurs.

The wingspan is 13-16 mm. Adults have pale forewings with darker specks arranged between the veins, giving a faint striated appearance. They are on wing from June to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex and Chenopodium species. They feed on the seeds and later form a ribbed case in which they hibernate.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. ^ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  4. ^ UKmoths
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