Coleophora lithargyrinella

Coleophora lithargyrinella
Coleophora lithargyrinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. lithargyrinella
Binomial name
Coleophora lithargyrinella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora fuscatella Toll, 1952
  • Coleophora olivacella Stainton, 1854

Coleophora lithargyrinella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to the Baltic States and Romania.

The wingspan is 11-13.5 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Stellaria holostea and Stellaria media. They create a trivalved tubular, silken pale brown case of about 8 mm long. It has a mouth angle of 25°-30°. The case has a double dorsal keel.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

References

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