Coleophora ochripennella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: Jan. 20, 2024, 2:41 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora ochripennella
- Vernacular names
- Geelbruine kokermot (NL), Gelbbraune Sackmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 144. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 11–13 mm.
The forewings are yellow brown with a paler costal line.
The antennae are alternately ringed white and dark brown-black till nearly the tip.
Museum specimens
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The caterpillar makes a lobe case which is slender and hairy, and 8–10 mm long. The colour is dark brown.
The mouth angle is 80–90°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Mine
The caterpillars make clearly visible mines on the leaves of the food plant.
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Bionomics
Larvae from October till May. They are fully grown in May.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from the end of May till the whole of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ballota nigra
- Host plant (genera):
- Lamium, Glechoma and Stachys
The most important host plants are Lamium or Ballota.
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