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List Of Lepidoptera That Feed On Birches
Birches, ''Betula'' species, are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including: Monophagous Species which feed exclusively on ''Betula'' * Bucculatricidae leaf-miners: ** '' Bucculatrix canadensisella'' ** ''Bucculatrix coronatella'' * Coleophoridae ** Several ''Coleophora'' case-bearer species: *** '' C. betulella'' – only known from silver birch (''B. pendula'') and downy birch (''B. pubescens'') *** '' C. cornuta'' *** '' C. hornigi'' *** '' C. lentella'' *** '' C. milvipennis'' * Notodontidae ** ''Leucodonta bicoloria'' (white prominent) Polyphagous Species which feed on ''Betula'' and other plants * Bedelliidae ** ''Bedellia somnulentella'' – recorded on paper birch (''B. papyrifera'') * Bucculatricidae ** ''Bucculatrix demaryella'' * Coleophoridae ** Several ''Coleophora'' case-bearer species: *** '' C. albovanescens'' *** '' C. anatipennella'' *** '' C. binderella'' *** '' C. comptoniella'' *** '' C. fuscedinella'' *** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species. They are a typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern areas of temperate climates and in boreal climates. Description Birch species are generally small to medium-sized trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate and boreal climates. The simple leaves are alternate, singly or doubly serrate, feather-veined, petiolate and stipulate. They often appear in pairs, but these pairs are really borne on spur-like, two-leaved, lateral branchlets. The fruit is a small samara, although the wings may be obscure in some species. They differ from the alders (''Alnus'', another genus in the family) in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucodonta Bicoloria
''Leucodonta bicoloria'', the white prominent, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. It ranges from Western Europe (Ireland) to Hokkaido (Japan) being found in the northern part of Middle Europe, Northern Europe and Russia to the Amur region. In the western parts of the range it is a local and rare species. It is likely extirpated in Britain but a population was recently rediscovered in Ireland. The habitat requirements of the species are a bit unusual, it seems to prefer locally warm deciduous and mixed forests, where birch, the sole host plant, forms the canopy (except Japan('' Sorba''). The moth survives winter as a pupa underground. The moths reach a wingspan of 28 to 36 millimeters. They are distinctively patterned. All wings have a snow-white ground color. On the forewings there is a typical, clearly orange-yellow marking approximately in the form of a Y, framed by two other, smaller spots of the same colour. On the outer edge of the forewings there are some small black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Orbitella
''Coleophora orbitella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Scandinavia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. ''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. orbitella '' characteristics include:- Head shining fuscous. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous except on apical 1/3, basal joint fuscous. Forewings shining brown-grey. Hindwings dark grey. Adults are on wing in one generation per year from late May to early July. The larvae feed on alder (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Malivorella
The pistol casebearer (''Coleophora multipulvella'') is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, from Virginia to Kansas and northward to Canada. It is also known from California and Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it .... The larvae feed on buds and leaves of apple, cherry, pear, plum and quince. They create a somewhat pistol-shaped case. References multipulvella Moths described in 1878 Moths of North America {{Coleophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Ibipennella
''Coleophora ibipennella'' is a moth of the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae). It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Asia, Europe and North Africa. The larva feed within a pistol case on oak leaves (''Quercus'' species) and in the past was confused with '' Coleophora betulella'', whose larva feed from a similar looking pistol case on birch leaves (''Betula'' species). Taxonomy The moth was first described in 1849 by Phillpp Zeller from a specimen found on oak at Frankfurt on Main, Germany. Four years later the species was mentioned by Henry Stainton as a moth to look for in Britain. Shortly afterwards he found a larval pistol case on birch and called it, firstly ''C. ibipennella'' Heyden, and later ''C. ibipennella'' Zeller. Stainton believed they were the same species (i.e. conspecific) as Zeller’s oak-feeding moth. In 1861 John Scott realised they were separate species and re-named the oak-feeding moth ''C. ardeaepennella''. This lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Fuscocuprella
''Coleophora fuscocuprella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia. The wingspan is . The head is shining dark bronzy-fuscous, and the antennae are dark fuscous; apical half white with dark fuscous rings, indistinct towards apex. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous, and the hindwings are dark grey. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to late June. The larvae feed on alder ( ''Alnus'' species), silver birch (''Betula pendula''), downy birch (''Betula pubescens''), European hornbeam ('' Carpinus betulus'') and hazel (''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 create a lobe case with many small leaf fragments attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Fuscedinella
''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 genitalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Comptoniella
The birch casebearer moth (''Coleophora comptoniella'') is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia and Ontario. The larvae feed on the leaves of '' Comptonia'', ''Myrica'', ''Betula'', ''Alnus Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few spec ...'' species. They create a spatulate leaf case. References comptoniella Moths described in 1926 Moths of North America {{Coleophoridae-stub ... [...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 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: * eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleophora Albovanescens
''Coleophora albovanescens'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in North America, including New York and Nova Scotia. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Betula'', ''Fagus'', '' Fraxinus'' and ''Ostrya ''Ostrya'' is a genus of eight to 10 small deciduous trees belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. Common names include hop-hornbeam and hophornbeam. It may also be called ironwood, a name shared with a number of other plants. The genus is na ...'' species. They create a pistol case. References albovanescens Moths described in 1926 Moths of North America {{Coleophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucculatrix Demaryella
''Bucculatrix demaryella'' is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1840. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and parts of the Balkan Peninsula), Russia and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu). The wingspan is . The head is whitish, mixed in middle with dark fuscous. Forewings are brownish-whitish, irrorated with dark fuscous; two pairs of oblique whitish costal and dorsal streaks before middle and at 3/4, intermediate space dark fuscous towards costa. Hindwings are grey. The larva is dull green, more whitish laterally, the spots white and the head brown. Adults are on wing from May to early June in one generation per year. The larvae of ssp. ''demaryella'' feed on ''Betula nana'', ''Betula pendula'', ''Betula pubescens'' and ''Corylus avellana'', while the larvae of ssp. ''castaneae'' feed on '' Acer'' species and ''Castanea sativa''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
