Coleophora niveicostella
Seq # 275020620
Coleophora ochrea

Coleophora nutantella Mühlig & Frey, 1857 Species

Last modified: July 1, 2025, 1:47 p.m.

New discovered for Belgium in 2023 at WV.

Details

Classification
Family: Coleophoridae > Genus: Coleophora > Species: Coleophora nutantella
Vernacular names
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Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 14–18 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva creates a movable tubular silken case attached to the side of a seed pod and feeds on the seeds within. The larvae hibernate fully fed and pupate the following year.
The adults come to light. ​

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing between June and early August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Silene vulgaris and Silene nutans
Host plant (genera):
Silene

The larva lives on Silene species.

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Habitat

It inhabits open places, roadside verges, and waste ground.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1810 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1799 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1972 Antwerpen
  • 1926 Limburg
  • 265 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1912 Brabant
  • 69 Brabant Wallon
  • 1692 Hainaut
  • 2226 Namur
  • 2149 Liège
  • 2228 Luxembourg