Coleophora limosipennella (Duponchel, [1843]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora limosipennella
- Vernacular names
- Lichte iepkokermot (NL), Dark elm case-bearer (EN), Helle Ulmen-Sackmotte (DE)
- 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 limosipennella. F. V. R., Dup.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10.5–14 mm.
The forewings are ochreous-yellow with a lighter costal longitudinal line.
The antennae are alternately ringed brown-white till the tip.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The full-grown larva lives in a brown case of 9–11.5 mm, the end is bivalved.
The mouth angle 0–20°.
Just behind the mouth, the case shows a conspicuous bend.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
Oviposition generally on a vein.
The larvae are fully developed in June–July.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June and July.
