Coleophora ochrea

Coleophora ochrea
Coleophora ochrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ochrea
Binomial name
Coleophora ochrea
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Porrectaria ochrea Haworth, 1828
  • Coleophora argentivittella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora digrammella Toll, 1954
  • Ornix argentipennella Duponchel, 1838
  • Coleophora argentipennella
  • Coleophora hapsella Zeller, 1839
  • Coleophora ochraea castelensis Rebel, 1919
  • Coleophora quadrilineolella Turati, 1932

Coleophora ochrea is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden tot the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Crete and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Sprig of Helianthemum chamaecistus with mined leaves and a larva-case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 15-19 mm. Adults have ochreous forewings. They are on wing from July to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum apenninum, Helianthemum nummularium, Helianthemum nummularium obscurum and Tuberaria guttata. They create a large, composite leaf case of 10-15 mm length. The fully developed case consists of three successive leaf fragments. It is light brown, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of May of the following year.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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