Seq # 275020540

Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849 Species

Last modified: Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 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.

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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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