''Coleophora chalcogrammella'' is a
moth of the family
Coleophoridae. It was
first described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.
Description
The
wingspan is
The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (''
Arenaria serpyllifolia
''Arenaria serpyllifolia'', commonly known as thyme-leaf sandwort, or thyme-leaved sandwort is an annual or biennial flowering plant in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnati ...
''), field mouse-ear, (''
Cerastium arvense
''Cerastium arvense'' is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae, pink family known by the common names field mouse-ear and field chickweed. It is a widespread species, occurring throughout Europe and North America, as well as parts o ...
''), three-nerved sandwort (''
Moehringia trinervia
''Moehringia trinervia'', commonly known as apetalous sandwort or three-nerved sandwort, is a herbaceous plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. A native of Eurasia, it has been introduced into North America.
Description
Three-nerved sandwort is ...
''), lesser stitchwort (''
Stellaria graminea'') and greater stitchwort (''
Stellaria holostea
''Rabelera holostea'', known as greater stitchwort, greater starwort, and addersmeat, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Stellaria'', as ''Stellaria holostea'', but was t ...
''). In autumn, the larvae make a short corridor, which widens into a small blotch, out of which the first case is cut. After hibernation, the final case is made. It is a brown, three-valved, tubular silken case of about long. The mouth angle is about 30°. Full-grown cases can be found in May.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.
Distribution
It is found from
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
and northern
Russia to the
Pyrenees and the
Alps and from
Great Britain to
Romania.
References
External links
Lepiforum.de
chalcogrammella
Moths described in 1839
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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