Coleophora graminicolella
Seq # 275020420
Coleophora gryphipennella

Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849 Species

Last modified: Dec. 16, 2023, 3:43 p.m.

A very local and rare species recorded only once in Belgium in 1862 (BR). Probably extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora granulatella
Vernacular names
Averuitkokermot (NL), Feldbeifuß-Sackmotte (DE)
Synonyms
Coleophora artemisiae Mühlig, 1864
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 11–14 mm.
The forewings are ochreous-grey with a broad costal line. The other lines are very thin and closely covered with black dots.
The antennae are ringed alternately brown white till the tip.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Case

The caterpillar lives in an empty seed of the food plant.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Bionomics

Caterpillars are to be found from August till well in May.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing in July and August.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Artemisia

Mostly on Artemisia campestris including subsp. maritima.

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Contact
Statistics
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