Coleophora conspicuella

Coleophora conspicuella
Coleophora cf. conspicuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. conspicuella
Binomial name
Coleophora conspicuella
Zeller, 1849

Coleophora conspicuella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in all of Europe (except Ireland),[1] in Siberia, Asia Minor, Syria, Iraq and Altai.[2] These rather vulnerable moths mainly occur in field edges, grassy slopes and scrubland.

Description

In Coleophora conspicuella the wingspan can reach 13–17.5 mm.[3] Forewings of these moths have pale yellow ground colour, with pale streaks and white subcostal stripes, without oblique streaks to costa. Antennae are white, unringed and the scape shows a long tuft [4]

Biology

The larvae mine leaves and feed on Aster amellus, Aster linosyris, Aster sedifolius, Aster sedifolius canus, Centaurea aspera, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea montana, Centaurea nigra, Centaurea scabiosa and Chrysanthemum species.[5][3][2]

They create and live within a movable relatively large, dark brown, lightly curved two-valved sheath case with a narrow ventral keel. It is about 12–15 mm long and has a mouth angle of 30-45°.[5] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna europaea
  2. 1 2 Funet - Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  3. 1 2 Microlepidoptera
  4. ↑ British Lepidoptera - Key to Coleophora species
  5. 1 2 3 Plant Parasites of Europa


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