Coleophora salicorniae von Heinemann & Wocke, 1877 Species
Last modified: March 26, 2021, 2:25 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, only at the coast and big rivers in the north of the country. It can be quite common in suitable habitats.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora salicorniae
- Vernacular names
- Zeekraalkokermot (NL), Glasswort case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora binotapennella sensu Stainton, 1854, nec (Duponchel, 1843)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1952c. Notes sur les Microlépidoptères de Belgique. IV. Quelques espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge ou peu connues. — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 28(68): 1–8. On page 7.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The fore wings are ochreous, sometimes with a lighter metal glow.
Wingspan is 12–14 mm.
The antennae are ringed till the tip.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds in the fleshy spikes and seeds of the host plant, giving no evidence of its presence. When the larva is in its last instar, it makes a case.
During autumn the case drops to the mud surface, the larva leaves the case and digging into the mud were it makes a silk-lined tube, overwintering fully-fed.
The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid July till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salicornia
The larva feeds monophagously on Salicornia.
Habitat
Only where the host plants are to be found.
