Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
This is a very rare and rather local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora vitisella
- Vernacular names
- Kromme bosbeskokermot (NL), Northern case-bearer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Coleophora glitzella sensu Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935, female
- First mention in Belgium
- Coenen F. 1986b. Coleophora vitisella Gregson (1856) (Microlepidoptera, Coleophoridae): espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge. — Linneana belgica 10: 261–265. On page 261.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–13 mm.
The forewings are dark ochreous with a greyish shine.
The antennae are ringed alternately black and white till the tip.
Museum specimens
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It is a greyish-black composite case reaching a length of 5–6 mm.
The case, having a strongly curved distal end, is composed of numerous rings, cut out of the hostplant.
The mouth angle is 45°.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Mine
This species creates very small fleck mines on the leaves.
Bionomics
The eggs are oviposited at the bottom of a leaf. In the first year, the larva makes only the curved part of the case. Subsequently, from the leaves, the larva cuts out a lot of consecutive rings to compose the case. The development of the larva takes two years. The larvae are fully grown in September or in April of the next year.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till early July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium oxycoccus
- Host plant (genera):
- Vaccinium and Pyrola
The larva feeds mainly on Vaccinium vitis-idaea but also on other Vaccinium species. Also the plant genus Pyrola is mentioned in literature.
