Coleophora artemisicolella Bruand, 1855 Species
Last modified: Oct. 31, 2023, 4:35 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, rather rare in the southern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora artemisicolella
- Vernacular names
- Bijvoetbloemkokermot (NL), Mugwort case-bearer (EN), Beifussblüten-Sackmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 79.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The wingspan is 9–13 mm.
The adult is ochreous with a lot of lighter longitudinal lines.
The antennae are partly ringed.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Case
The case resembles a seed-head very well and, when fully developed, measures circa 5 mm and has a mouth angle of 45°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
The eggs are oviposited on the flowers of the host plant. The larvae live on Artemisia vulgaris inside an eaten out inflorescence and are therefore very difficult to find. They move around from seed to seed leaving characteristic small perforations in the side of each one and are full-grown in September.
The pupation takes place inside the case, often attached low down on a stem.
The adults are night-active from the evening till sunrise and come infrequently to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation during July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia vulgaris
- Host plant (genera):
- Artemisia
The larvae live monophagously on Artemisia vulgaris.
