Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: Dec. 23, 2024, noon
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 Coleophora olivaceella. Staint.). view page
- Status
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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 tip.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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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.
Mine
The white blotches on the leaves are easily spotted.
Bionomics
The larvae are full-grown around May.
Pupation takes place at ground level on the stem of the host plant.
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.
