Coleophora siccifolia
Seq # 275020810
Coleophora solitariella

Coleophora silenella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Species

Last modified: March 26, 2021, 2:57 p.m.

This species is probably extinct in Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora silenella
Vernacular names
Geaderde silenekokermot (NL)
Synonyms
Coleophora nutantella Mühlig & Frey, 1857 and Coleophora inflatae Stainton, 1857
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E., Mors L. & Weyers J. 1861. Rapport sur les excursions entomologiques faites dans la Campine anversoise. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 47–51. On page 25 (as inflatae). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

The fore wings are very light ochreous coloured. The veins have lighter lines with little blackish dots.
Wingspan is 14–20 mm.
The antennae are indistinct ringed: alternately light brown white.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Case

This is a dark greyish brown, 8 mm long, trivalved tube with a mouth angle of 40°.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Bionomics

The caterpillar bores out of the flower or seed-capsule at the end of there life. From this case holes are bitten in the walls of new capsules.
The caterpillars are fully grow in May.

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Flight periods

They are on the wing from the end of May till the middle of July.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Silene vulgaris and Silene nutans
Host plant (genera):
Silene

This species lives monophagously on Silene spp.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1778 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2203 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2210 Luxembourg