Coleophora trifariella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: Dec. 20, 2024, 3:13 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, mainly in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora trifariella
- Vernacular names
- Bremkokermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora tiliella Zeller, 1849 and Coleophora bernoulliella sensu auct., nec (Goeze, 1783)
- First mention in Belgium
- Van Daele E. & Pelerents C. 1967. Contribution à l'étude des Coleophoridae (Eupistidae) de la région horticole gantoise. — Mededelingen Rijksfaculteit Landbouwwetenschappen Gent 32(3-4): 572–583. On page 574.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–14 mm. The forewings are yellow till ochreous yellow, especially to the tip of the wings. There are 3 distinct white lines in the forewings. At the base of the antennae, there is a white dot of scales visible.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Case
The case is a lob case composed of leaf fragments. It is 7–8 mm and the mouth angle is 45°.
After overwintering the case has lost a part of the leaf fragments.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Mine
The larvae are making very small fleck mines.
Bionomics
The larvae live until June. To overwinter, the larvae look for hiding places like in a fork of stalk at the base of the host plant.
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cytisus scoparius
The larva lives mainly on Cytisus. Other host plants in the literature mentioned are Genista, Laburnum and Spartium.
