Coleophora vibicigerella

Coleophora vibicigerella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Asia, Europe and north Africa. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Coleophora vibicigerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. vibicigerella
Binomial name
Coleophora vibicigerella
Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora didyma Toll, 1957
  • Coleophora mandschuriae Toll, 1942

Description

The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in late May and June.[3]

The larvae feed on yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and field wormwood (Artemisia campestris). They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case, which is narrowed behind the mouth. The mouth angle is about 0°.[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to the Baltic states. It is also found in North Africa, China and Korea.

References
  1. "Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. "37.057 [B&F: 0540] Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839". Hants Moths. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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