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Coleophora
''Coleophora'' is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae. It contains some 1,350 described species. The genus is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Many authors have tried splitting the genus into numerous smaller ones, but most of these have not become widely accepted. As with most members of the family, the larvae initially feed on the seeds, flowers or leaves of the host plant, but when larger, they feed externally and construct distinctive protective silken cases, often incorporating plant material. Many species have specific host plants; discarded larval cases are often scattered thickly on affected plants. Technical description For terms see External morphology of Lepidoptera Antennae 4/5, porrected in repose, often thickened with scales towards base, in male simple, basal joint long, usually with rough scales or projecting tuft. Labial palpi rather long, recurved, second joint more or less r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Serratella
''Coleophora serratella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), Japan (Hokkaido) and North America. Description The wingspan is . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. ''C. serratella'' characteristics include head light ochreous - fuscous. Antennae whitish, ringed with fuscous, more faintly or obsoletely towards apex, basal joint fuscous. Forewings rather dark fuscous, ochreous - tinged. Hindwings dark fuscous. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinea Anatipennella
''Coleophora anatipennella'' is a moth of the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae). Taxonomy It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is the type species of its genus (''Coleophora'') and, via that, of its family. It is not completely understood to what moth Johann August Ephraim Goeze's 1783 description of the supposedly distinct ''C. bernoulliella'' refers to, but it is presumed to be the same species as ''C. anatipennella''. Description The wingspan is . Head white. Antennae white, ringed with pale brownish. Basal joint with rather long tuft. Forewings white, posteriorly sprinkled with brownish. Costal cilia without dark line. Hindwings rather dark grey. Range and ecology ''C. anatipennella'' is found in Europe eastwards to the Ural Mountains; southeastwards its range extends across Asia Minor to Iran. It has also been recorded from Japan. The caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves of Rosaceae and Fagales trees, as well as some others. Recorded host plants are: * e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Striatipennella
''Coleophora striatipennella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae that is found in Europe and Near East. It has been introduced to New Zealand. The wingspan of . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. ''C. striatipennella'' characteristics include head ochreous-white. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint loosely haired. Forewings white ; all veins marked by indistinct whitish -ochreous streaks, towards costa posteriorly and in apex mixed with fuscous. Hindwings grey. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are one to two generati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Ochrea
''Coleophora ochrea'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. Description The wingspan is . Adults have ochreous forewings. They are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on white rock-rose (''Helianthemum apenninum''), common rock-rose (''Helianthemum nummularium''), ''Helianthemum nummularium obscurum'' and annual rock-rose (''Tuberaria guttata''). They create a large, composite leaf case of length. The fully developed case consists of three successive leaf fragments. It is light brown, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 45°. Larvae can be found from September to the end of May of the following year. Distribution It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Crete and from Great Britain to southern Russia. References ochrea An ochrea (Latin ''ocrea'', greave or protective legging), also spelled ocrea, is a plant structure formed of stipules fused into a sheath surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Lusciniaepennella
''Coleophora lusciniaepennella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean islands and most of the Balkan Peninsula and Russia. It occurs in forest-steppe biotopes. The wingspan is . It is a nondescript plain fuscous or ochreous-brown species only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Myrica gale'', ''Populus tremula'', ''Salix alba'', '' Salix aurita'', ''Salix babylonica'', ''Salix caprea'', '' Salix cinerea'', ''Salix dasyclados'', '' Salix fragilis'', '' Salix glabra'', '' Salix pentandra'', '' Salix repens'', '' Salix triandra'' and ''Salix viminalis ''Salix viminalis'', the basket willow, common osier or osier, is a species of willow native to Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas.Meikle, R. D. (1984). ''Willows and Poplars of Great Britain and Ireland''. BSBI Handbook No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Binderella
''Coleophora binderella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Scandinavia and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and from Ireland to the Baltic States and Romania. The wingspan is . Head deep shining ochreous. Antennae white, indistinctly ringed with fuscous, basal joint ochreous. Forewings deep shining ochreous, coppery tinged. Hindwings blackish.. Adults are on wing from late June to July. The larvae feed on ''Alnus glutinosa'', ''Alnus incana'', ''Alnus viridis'', ''Betula pubescens'', ''Betula pendula'', ''Carpinus betulus'' and ''Corylus avellana ''Corylus avellana'', the common hazel, is a species of flowering plant in the birch family Betulaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia. It is an important component of the hedgerows that were the traditional field boundaries in lowland En ...''. They live in a composite leaf case composed of large leaf fragments. In spring, the case has two colours, consisting of dull yellowish and grey or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Moeniacella
''Coleophora sternipennella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, except Greece and the Mediterranean islands. It is also known from the Caucasus. It occurs in steppe and desert biotopes, in wasteland and uncultivated parts of anthropogenic areas. The wingspan is about . Adult are on wing from July to August in western Europe. The larvae feed on '' Atriplex'' and ''Chenopodium ''Chenopodium'' is a genus of numerous species of perennial or annual herbaceous flowering plants known as the goosefoots, which occur almost anywhere in the world. It is placed in the family Amaranthaceae in the APG II system; older classific ...'' species creating a tubular silken case which is long. The mouth angle is 20-25°. The case is roughened by sand particles giving it a greyish yellow colour. It has vague length lines. Young larvae make a mine, from where a youth case is cut. After this, some small fleck mines are made. Finally, the larvae lives in the infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Caespitiella
''Coleophora caespititiella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. This species is found throughout the United Kingdom and most of Europe. It is also known from North America. The Coleophoridae group are often collectively known as the case moths or case-bearers. Description The larvae feed on rushes (''Juncus'' species), producing spun silken pupal cases within which they overwinter on the seed heads. The adults are small and brown with pointed wings. Head light greyish-ochreous. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous anteriorly except towards apex. Forewings greyish-ochreous, sometimes whitish-sprinkled, rather shining; costa distinctly white from base to 2/3 shading into cilia posteriorly; rarely somewhat darker streaks between veins towards costa. Hindwings grey.Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londopdf Keys and description Gallery File:Coleophora caespitiella on Soft Rush.JPG, Pupal cases, showing feeding, not galling behaviour File:Soft Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Niveicostella
''Coleophora niveicostella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae and was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found from Sweden and Latvia to Spain, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. Description The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in July. The larvae feed on ''Thymus praecox'', ''Thymus pulegioides'' and ''Thymus serpyllum ''Thymus serpyllum'', known by the common names of Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme, or elfin thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa. It is ...''. They create a slender, brownish black, bivalved case of . The oral half is tubular, while the rear part strongly laterally compressed. The mouth angle is about 30°. The case looks like a sheath case, but is in fact a composite leaf case. The larva cuts off mined leaves, after having removed the complete leaf margin: what is left is an upper and a lower epidermis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Lithargyrinella
''Coleophora lithargyrinella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. Description The wingspan is . The head is yellow-ochreous.Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, towards apex indistinctly, basal joint ochreous. Forewings fuscous-ochreous.Hindwings are dark grey. Biology Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on '' Arenaria serpyllifolia'', ''Cerastium arvense'', ''Cerastium glomeratum'', '' Stellaria holostea'' and '' Stellaria media''. They create a trivalved tubular, silken pale brown case of about long. It has a mouth angle of 25°-30°. The case has a double dorsal keel. Full-grown larvae can be found in May. Distribution It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to the Baltic States and Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Bilineatella
''Coleophora bilineatella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... The larvae feed on '' Dorycnium pentaphyllum'', ''Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum'' and ''Dorycnium pentaphyllum herbaceum''. The youth case is long, laterally compressed, composed of the epidermis, distally narrowed and curved. Later, they create a very slender composite leaf case of length, composed of 7-9 leaf fragments. The mouth angle is about 45°. Full-grown larvae can be found from June to April. Hibernation occurs at the foot of the hostplant. References External linksLepiforum.de bilineatella Moths describ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Adspersella
''Coleophora adspersella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and Slovenia. It is also found in China. It occurs in forest and forest steppe biotopes, and in anthropogenic landscapes where the food plant occurs. The wingspan is . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. Adults have pale forewings with darker specks arranged between the veins, giving a faint striated appearance. They are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on '' Atriplex'' and ''Chenopodium '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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