Seq # 275021050

Coleophora zelleriella Heinemann, 1854 Species

Last modified: Oct. 10, 2024, 6:07 p.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

Wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are silvery-white and darkened at the tip of the wing with ochreous veins.
The antennae are ringed alternately brown and white till the tip.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Case

A black pistol case.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Mine

At first there is a fleck-mine.

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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.

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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

This species feeds monophagously on Salicaceae like Salix aurita, S. caprea and S. cinerea.

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