Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 6:34 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, but probably overlooked. More easily found as a case on Salix.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora lusciniaepennella
- Vernacular names
- Slanke wilgenkokermot (NL), Osier case-bearer (EN), Salweiden-Sackmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora viminetella Zeller, 1849
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1863. Addenda au catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 87–93. On page 92 (as viminetella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wing span 10–13,5 mm.
The forewings are dark grey ochreous.
The antennae are ringed to over half of their length.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Case
The caterpillar makes a composite leaf case of 8–10 mm, it is rather strongly compressed and keeled.
The mouth angle is 30–45°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
Pupation in the case attached at the end of a twig or on the upper surface of a leaf.
The adults are active at sunset and sunrise and sometimes come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late June till the end of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
Mostly on several species of Salix, sometimes on the leaves of Myrica gale, even also Betula.
