Seq # 275020650

Coleophora orbitella Zeller, 1849 Species

Last modified: Jan. 20, 2024, 2:47 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora orbitella
Vernacular names
Okergrijze kokermot (NL), Pale birch case-bearer (EN), Graue Birken-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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan:10.5–14 mm.
The fore wings are greyish, slightly shining, with no darker dots.
The antennae are ringed till the middle or just beyond.
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Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Case

The caterpillar lives in a composite leaf case of about 7 mm. The case is dark brown, after over wintering greyish brown and more unicoloured.
The mouth angle is 10–30°. The case is easily recognisable.


Bionomics

The eggs are deposited at the under side of a leaf.
Larvae are found from mid August, they are fully grown at the end of October.
Pupation takes place only after hibernation. Pupation in the case attached to a twig of the food plant or nearby vegetation.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year: from late May till early July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Carpinus betulus and Corylus avellana
Host plant (genera):
Betula and Alnus

The larva feeds on Alnus, Betula, Carpinus betulus or Corylus avellana.

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