Coleophora succursella
Seq # 275020870
Coleophora sylvaticella

Coleophora supinella Ortner, 1949 Species

Last modified: May 22, 2024, 12:23 p.m.

First discovered in Belgium in 1981 at Resteigne (LX). A very rare and local species, probably extinct in Belgium

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora supinella
Vernacular names
Liggende bremkokermot (NL), Östlicher Geißklee-Miniersackträger (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Coenen F. 1996. Coleophora tanaceti Mühlig, 1865 et Coleophora supinella Ortner, 1949, espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). — Phegea 24(2): 89–90. On page 90. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 12,5–15,5 mm.
The forewings are intense yellow with white stripes.
The antennae are alternately ringed black and white.
This species is very similar and often confused with Coleophora vulnerariae.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Case

The youth case can be up to 12 mm long and is made from a dried flower. The caterpillar makes a trivalved case. The final case is 6,5 mm and greyish brown.
The mouth angle is 30°. At first, the case is whitish woolly hairy but that is disappearing during wintertime.
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Bionomics

The larvae are attached to the seed capsules eating the seeds. There are feeding holes in the seed capsules. The larvae live from May till the end of August. Later on, they hide in the lower vegetation to hibernate.

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Flight periods

They are on the wing mostly in July.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Cytisus

The larvae feed on Cytisus supinus

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1791 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1791 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2217 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg