Coleophora obscenella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Species
Last modified: March 26, 2021, 10:20 a.m.
A very rare species, mainly recorded from the south of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora obscenella
- Vernacular names
- Guldenroedekokermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora virgaureae Stainton, 1857
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 174 (as virgaureae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The forewings are ochreous, often with a greyish shine. The longitudinal lines are pure white. A white costal line till 5/6 of the wing. There are blackish brown dots at the basis till half of the wing.
Wingspan is 12–15 mm.
The antennae might be unicoloured but mostly they are ringed.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Caterpillar
In this species the head is shining brown.
Case
The larvae live in a 5–6 mm long, tri valved, dark brown, silken case. The early case is light brown but changes rather quickly into dark brown. Therefore it is hard to find between the seed heads of the plant which have the same colour.
The mouth angle is 40–70°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
The eggs are deposited on the flowers of the host plant.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from the end of July till the beginning of September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea, Aster linosyris, Aster amellus and Aster tripolium
Solidago virgaurea is the main hostplant in Belgium, but the species can also be found on Aster linosyris.
