Coleophora congeriella

Coleophora congeriella
Coleophora congeriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. congeriella
Binomial name
Coleophora congeriella
Staudinger, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora suboriolella Toll, 1944

Coleophora congeriella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from France to Bulgaria.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium hirsutum, Dorycnium pentaphyllum and Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum. They create a composite leaf case made out of 3-5 relatively large mined leaf fragments. The rear end is narrowed and bent downwards. The mouth angle is 30-45° and the mouth opening is somewhat shifted to the side.[2] Larvae can be found from August to April.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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