Coleophora albella
Seq # 275020050
Coleophora albicosta

Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 Species

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:41 p.m.

This is a very rare species that probably is extinct in Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora albicans
Vernacular names
Alsemkokermot (NL), Wormwood case-bearer (EN), Feld-Beifuß-Sackmotte (DE)
Synonyms
Coleophora artemisiella Scott, 1861
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1952a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 52: 13, 25–26, 49–50. On page 50.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 10–15 mm.
The forewings are ochreous with many white lines and also some little brown spots.
The antennae have alternating white and black rings till the tip.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Case

A small 6–7 mm case, partly made of silk and has some darker longitudinal lines.
The mouth angle is about 15–30°.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Bionomics

In the 1st stage, the larva feeds on the leaves, afterwards mostly on the flowers. Therefore it is sometimes difficult to find the mines.
When the larva is full-grown in September, it hides in leaf litter and does not feed anymore after hibernation.

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Flight periods

This species flies in July and August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Artemisia maritima, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia campestris
Host plant (genera):
Artemisia

Artemisia maritima is the main food plant, but the species is also recorded from Artemisia campestris subsp. campestris and Artemisia absinthium.

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Habitat

In Belgium it was only found before 1980 at the coast.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg