Coleophora auricella (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:54 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium and observed for the first time in 2016 in LG.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora auricella
- Vernacular names
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- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–19 mm.
The forewing ground colour is white, with some longitudinal ochreous streaks.
Museum specimens
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The larva constructs a spatulate leaf case, cut out from a leaf near the mid-rib, measuring 10–15 mm when reaching its maximal size.
The case is somewhat laced up just behind the mouth and has an angle of about 25° with the leaf.
Mine
This species mines at the underside of the leaf and often there are several mines in one leaf.
Bionomics
Caterpillars can be found from the autumn till June.
The species hibernates in the larval stage.
Flight periods
The adult moths fly in one generation from the end of June till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stachys officinalis, Stachys recta, Teucrium chamaedrys and Teucrium scorodonia
The species lives on several species of Lamiaceae, like Stachys officinalis, S. recta, Teucrium chamaedrys orTeucrium scorodonia. It has also been recorded on Sideritis endressii or Stachys alopecurus but these plants do not occur in Belgium.
