Coleophora cornutella

Coleophora cornutella
Coleophora cornutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. cornutella
Binomial name
Coleophora cornutella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1861[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora cornuta Heinemann & Wocke, 1876

Coleophora cornutella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from France to Romania.

The wingspan is 9-10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Betula pubescens. They feed only on seedlings of less than 50 mm high. They create a bivalved lobe case. The front end is very broad and the rear end strongly narrowed and curved downwards. The length is 7-7.5 mm and the mouth angle is about 30°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

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