Coleophora supinella Ortner, 1949 Species
Last modified: Dec. 15, 2024, 2:55 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 (as Coleophora supinella Ortner, 1949). view page
- Status
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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
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!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.
See also bladmineerders.be.
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.
Flight periods
They are on the wing mostly in July.
