Coleophora siccifolia

Coleophora siccifolia
Coleophora siccifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. siccifolia
Binomial name
Coleophora siccifolia
Stainton, 1856[1]

Coleophora siccifolia is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Hawthorn leaves eaten by the larva, with two cases attached
Larva

The wingspan is 10-12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula lutea, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Crataegus laevigata, Malus domestica, Sorbus aucuparia and Tilia species. They create a tubular leaf case. It is almost barrel-shaped, with a large leaf fragment that, while withering, folds itself around the tube. Before a larva leaves a mine to start a new one, it often detaches the upper epidermis by cutting along the sides of the mine. The detached epidermis either falls off or dries and curls.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in August in Great Britain and in October in continental Europe.

References

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