Coleophora saturatella

Coleophora saturatella
Coleophora saturatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. saturatella
Binomial name
Coleophora saturatella
Stainton, 1850[1]

Coleophora saturatella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden tot the Pyrenees, the Alps and Albania and from Great Britain to Romania. It has also been recorded from southern Russia.

The wingspan is 12-15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius, Lembotropis nigricans, Genista scorpius, Genista tinctoria, Spartium junceum and Ulex europaeus. They create a very untidy, bivalved lobe case of 7-8 mm. The mouth angle is 90°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.

References

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