Coleophora deauratella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Species
Last modified: Dec. 6, 2024, 4:10 p.m.
A rather rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora deauratella
- Vernacular names
- Grijze metaalkokermot (NL), Red-clover case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora alcedinella sensu auct.
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 136 (as Coleophora alcedinella. F. V. R.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 11–15 mm.
The forewings are metal-golden with sometimes a little purplish shine. Near the apex a little bit darker.
The antennae are prominently thickened from the base till 1/5 or even 1/3.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Bionomics
The eggs are deposited on a flower of the host plant.
At first, the larva feeds from the green seeds. The larvae are full-fed in September. Cases from mid-August.
Pupation in the following spring, still in the case, in the seedhead or on the ground.
The adults are day-active, mainly before noon. They come infrequently to light.
Flight periods
They are on the wing from June till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Trifolium pratense and Trifolium medium
Trifolium pratense is the most common foodplant.
