Coleophora trifariella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, but as with many members of this family, it's often overlooked.
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(): 572–583. On page 574.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Case
Bionomics
The larva lives in a untidy lobe case, made from large leaf particles. It makes fleck mines on its foodplant and pupates in the case.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sarothamnus scoparius
- Host plant (genera):
- Coronilla, Genista, Laburnum and Spartium
The larva lives on Chamaecytisus, Coronilla, Cytisus, Genista,Laburnum, Lembotropis and Spartium.
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