Coleophora trifariella Zeller, 1849 Species
Last modified: Jan. 6, 2020, 3:23 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(3-4): 572–583. On page 574.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The fore wings are yellow till ochreous yellow especially to the tip of the wings. There are 3 distinct white lines in every fore wing. At the base of the antennae there is a white dot of hear clearly visible. Wing span is 12–14 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
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 little 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 bush.
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.
