Coleophora saponariella

Coleophora saponariella
Coleophora saponariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. saponariella
Binomial name
Coleophora saponariella
Heeger, 1848[1]

Coleophora saponariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden to Portugal and Italy and from France to Poland and Romania.

The wingspan is 8-10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Saponaria officinalis and possibly Saponaria ocymoides and Agrostemma species. Young larvae make an upper-surface, later full depth corridor, out of which the first case is cut. The final case is an almost straight, trivalved tubular silken case of about 7-10 mm. The mouth angle is 70-80°. The case is ash grey with blackish length lines.[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/c/coleophora_saponariella.html Swedish Moths]
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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