- Coleophora fuscocuprella
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Coleophora fuscocuprella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Coleophoridae Genus: Coleophora Species: C. fuscocuprella Binomial name Coleophora fuscocuprella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.
The wingspan is 8-10 mm.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid May to late June.[3]
The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus and Corylus avellana. They create a lobe case with many small leaf fragments attached to it. The larvae are attached to the leaf underside, where they make a large number of relatively small fleck mines.[4] Full-grown cases can be found in August and October. Pupation takes place in the case, usually attached to a trunk just above ground level.
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