Coleophora galbulipennella Zeller, 1838 Species
Last modified: Dec. 6, 2024, 4:43 p.m.
A very rare and seldom recorded species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora galbulipennella
- Vernacular names
- Duinsilenekokermot (NL), Kent case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora otitae Zeller, 1839
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 143 (as C.[oleophora] Otitae. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–20 mm. One of the largest species of this family in Belgium. The forewings have a lot of broad ochreous stripes and a lot of small blackish dots.
The antennae are not so clearly ringed.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Case
The case is light yellow with dark longitudinal lines. It is tubular tri-valval and about 12 mm long. The mouth angle is 40°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
Full-grown larvae in June–July. During autumn they feed on the ripening seeds, after the winter they make blotch mines in the lower leaves.
That is where the pupation takes place.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Silene nutans
- Host plant (genera):
- Silene and Cerastium
The most important food plant is Silene nutans. Sometimes S. otitis is also taken.
Habitat
Mostly in the dunes, but also in dry sandy areas where the food plant occurs.
