Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929 Species
Last modified: Sept. 2, 2021, 11:01 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora tamesis
- Vernacular names
- Zompruskokermot (NL), Jointed-rush case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora cratipennella sensu auct., nec Clemens, 1864
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1959a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 59: 2, 21–22, 69–70. On page 70.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The fore wings are light ochreous and the whitish lines are unclear. The antennae are all the way through white, or they are ochreous yellow and on the topside ringed alternating till the middle. Sometimes there are little black dots at the bottom.
Wingspan is about 11–14 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Case
The case is made inside a the remnant of a flower. It is made of silk, dark brown and trivalved. It is 6–7 mm long and the mouth angle is 15°–20°.
Bionomics
The eggs are deposited on the flowers of the food plant. The larvae are feeding on the seeds. Larvae are to find in August and September. Once full fed, in September or October, they leave the host plant to hibernate in the surroundings.
Flight periods
They are on the wing from the end June till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Juncus articulatus
- Host plant (genera):
- Juncus
Juncus articulatus.
