Coleophora lineolea
Seq # 275020540
Coleophora lixella

Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849 Species

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 6:32 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora lithargyrinella
Vernacular names
Bruine muurkokermot (NL), Sandy case-bearer (EN), Braune Sackmotte (DE)
Synonyms
Coleophora olivaceella Stainton, 1854 and Coleophora annulipes Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
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 olivaceella). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 11–13,5 mm.
The forewings are mostly ochreous. The lighter stripe on the costa takes ½ of the wing.
The antennae are ringed white–brown till nearly the wing tip.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Case

The larvae live in a tri-valved tubular silken case of 8 mm long, with a mouth angle of 25°–30°.
The case is pale brown. It has also a double dorsal keel.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Mine

The white blotches on the leaves are easily spotted.

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Bionomics

The larvae are full-grown around May.
Pupation takes place at ground level on the stem of the host plant.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till July.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Stellaria holostea
Host plant (genera):
Cerastium

Stellaria holostea is the most common food plant in Belgium.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg