Coleophora solitariella

Coleophora solitariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. solitariella
Binomial name
Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Sprig of Stellaria holostea with mined leaves

Larva

Larval case

The wingspan is 10-13 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa. Full-grown larvae live in a slender greyish white threevalved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is about 45°. There are often several cases together on a small number of plants.^[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

References

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

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