Coleophora chalcogrammella

Coleophora chalcogrammella
Coleophora chalcogrammella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. chalcogrammella
Binomial name
Coleophora chalcogrammella
Zeller, 1839[1]

Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.

Sprig of Cerastium arvense with mined leaves and a larva-case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 8-10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Moehringia trinervia, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria holostea. In autumn, the larvae make a short corridor, which widens into a small blotch, out of which the first case is cut. After hibernation, the final case is made. It is a brown, three-valved, tubular silken case of about 6 mm long. The mouth angle is about 30°.[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

References

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