Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: March 20, 2024, 6:44 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium, more distributed in the northern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora solitariella
- Vernacular names
- Oranje muurkokermot (NL), Ochreous case-bearer (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1860. Lépidoptères et chenilles observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 108–112. On page 111. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The forewings are ochreous orange. The hind wings dark grey. The antennae are mostly entirely ringed.
Wingspan is about: 10,5–13 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Case
Full grown larvae live in a slender greyish white three-valved tubular silken case of 8 mm.
The mouth angle is about 45°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Mine
The larva, while feeding, creates little white fleck mines.
Bionomics
The eggs are laid on the upper side of the food plant.
Full grown cases in May.
Often several cases together on a small number of plants.
Pupation in the case attached to a stem of the food plant, vegetation or tree trunks.
It has not yet been recorded at light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late May till the end of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stellaria holostea
- Host plant (genera):
- Stellaria and Cerastium
In Belgium, the larva feeds preferably on Stellaria holostea.
