Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:37 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, mostly found as a case on the food plant.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora adjunctella
- Vernacular names
- Egale ruskokermot (NL), Saltern-rush case-bearer (EN), Salzbinsen-Sackmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora paludicola Stainton, 1885
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1969. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 67 (1967): 62–65, 92. On page 62.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 8–12 mm.
C. adjunctella is a rather small grey-brown moth with a lighter line along the costa reaching 2/3 of the wing length.
The antennae are ringed alternating white and brown till the tip.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The eggs are laid on the flowers of the food plant. The young caterpillar initially lives inside a seed of the host plant and, later on, uses an empty seed to move around and feed on the inside of other seeds.
So, this species is a seed-feeder. The caterpillar leaves its feeding place before wintertime and moves down to hibernate, mostly in leaf litter. There, it pupates in springtime.
Flight periods
The moths fly from late May till the end of July, exceptionally till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Juncus gerardii
The larvae of this species feed monophagously on Juncus gerardii.
