Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 6:46 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, living locally in rather wet biotopes.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora paripennella
- Vernacular names
- Bronskokermot (NL), Dark thistle case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora aereipennis sensu auct., nec Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
- First mention in Belgium
- Dufrane A. 1957. Microlépidoptères de la faune belge, (huitième note). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 33(32): 1–16. On page 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–13 mm.
Forewings are metal green.
The antennae are blackish dark till 2/3 to the tip, beyond there they are white.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Caterpillar
The head and plates are black. The body is dull yellowish-white.
Case
The caterpillar makes a blackish-brown trivalved case of about 8 mm.
The mouth angle is 0°–10°, causing the case to lay almost flat on the leaf.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Mine
The caterpillar makes a lot of little distinct fleck mines.
Bionomics
The larvae live on the underside of a leaf.
They are fully grown at the end of May or the beginning of June.
Pupation takes place on a stem near ground level.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till early July, sometimes even till the end of August.
