Coleophora silenella

Coleophora silenella
Coleophora silenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. silenella
Binomial name
Coleophora silenella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]
Synonyms
  • Patzakia dragusanii Nemes, 2004

Coleophora silenella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine.

Capsule of Silene vulgaris with larval case attached
Larva

The wingspan is 14-19 mm.[2] Adults are white with creamy-ochre longitudinal streaks and black speckles. They are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Silene otites, Silene densiflora, Silene nutans, Oberna behen and Viscaria vulgaris. They create a tubular silken case which is attached to the side of a seed pod. They feed on the seeds from within this case.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Hants Moths
  3. ^ UKmoths
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