Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Jan. 20, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora lineolea
- Vernacular names
- Andoornkokermot (NL), Woundwort case-bearer (EN), Ziest-Sackmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora crocogrammos Zeller, 1849
- 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 137 (as crocogrammos). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 11–15 mm.
The antennae are not so clearly ringed brown and white.
This species gives a yellow-white impression.
The forewings are white, but there are a lot of broad yellow stripes coming together in the apex. That is giving the wing the yellow shine.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Case
The fully developed case is a hairy, greyish brown case. It is about 1 cm long.
The mouth angle is 90°.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
The eggs are oviposited at the underside of the leaves, close to a vein.
The little larva makes a corridor. Finally results in a blotch of 2 x 5 mm, from which the youth case is cut.
Larvae are full grown at the end of May till the end of July.
Pupation takes place close to the ground on the of the plant.
The adults come occasionally to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ballota nigra, Stachys sylvatica, Marrubium vulgare, Stachys lanata and Betonica officinalis
- Host plant (genera):
- Stachys
A whole range of lower plants. The most common food plant in Belgium is Stachys.
