Coleophora zelleriella Heinemann, 1854 Species
Last modified: June 15, 2023, 9:14 a.m.
A very rare and local and seldom seen species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora zelleriella
- Vernacular names
- Goudvlerkwilgenkokermot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 1989. Enkele soorten Microlepidoptera nieuw voor de Belgische fauna (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae, Ochsenheimeriidae, Coleophoridae, Gelechiidae, Cochylidae, Pterophoridae). — Phegea 17(2): 49–52. On page 50 (as Coleophora zelleriella Heinemann). view page
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
The forewings are silvery white and darkened at the tip of the wing. The veins are ochreous.
Wingspan is 11–14 mm.
The antennae are ringed alternately brown white till the tip.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Mine
At first there is a fleck-mine.
Bionomics
The caterpillar makes a black pistol case. The case is covered with grey plant hairs, but to a variable degree.
The case is to compare with Coleophora albidella also on the same food plant. The case of C. zelleriella is not paunchy.
The mouth angle is 75°–90°. Caterpillars are fully grown in June.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from the end of June till the beginning of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix caprea, Salix cinerea and Salix aurita
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Quercus
It has always been thought that this species lived monophagously on Salicaceae like: Salix aurita, S. caprea and S. cinerea, but the latest insights according to Baldizzone, the food plant should be Quercus.
