Coleophora coracipennella
Seq # 275020290
Coleophora coronillae

Coleophora cornutella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Species

Last modified: Sept. 22, 2023, 3:33 p.m.

A very local and rarely found species.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora cornutella
Vernacular names
Lichtbruine berkkokermot (NL)
Synonyms
Coleophora cornuta Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1984. Coleophora cornuta Heinemann & Wocke, een nieuwe soort voor de Belgische fauna (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). — Phegea 12: 109–110. On page 109 (as cornuta). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 14–15 mm.
The forewings are lightly shining ochreous-yellow.
The antennae are alternately ringed blackish white till the tip.

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Specimens in nature

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Case

Caterpillars are making rather big mines some of them are used to enlarge their case. The case is bivalved and about 7–8 mm. The front end is very broad, the rear end strongly narrowed and strongly curved downwards. The mouth angle is 30°. They live mostly at the underside of a leaf.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Bionomics

Larvae from September till May. They live mostly on younger trees, at most about 50 cm.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing mostly in June.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Betula pubescens and Myrica gale
Host plant (genera):
Betula and Myrica

Betula pubescens, Myrica gale.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg