Coleophora milvipennis

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

Coleophora milvipennis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in all of Europe, east to Japan (Hokkaido).[2]

Elm leaf eaten by the larva
Larva
Larval case

The wingspan is 10-13 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in one generation per year from late June to July. [4]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Alnus viridis, Betula nana, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana and Myrica gale. They create a spatulate leaf case. It is slender, bivalved and 8-11 mm long, with a slight curve at the rear end. The end is laterally compressed. The mouth angle is about 45°. The fleck mines are often conspicuously brown.[5] Larvae can be found almost year-round.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
  5. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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