''Coleophora conspicuella'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Coleophoridae
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The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are foun ...
found in Asia and Europe. It was
first described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist.
Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Philipp ...
in 1849.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in all of
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
(except
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
), in
Siberia
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,
Asia Minor
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
,
Syria,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
and
Altai.
[Funet - Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms'']
/ref> These rather vulnerable moths mainly occur in field edges, grassy slopes and scrubland.
Description
In ''Coleophora conspicuella'' the wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...
can reach 13–17.5 mm.
Biology
The larvae mine leaves and feed on ''Aster amellus
''Aster amellus'', the European Michaelmas daisy, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus '' Aster'' of the family Asteraceae.
Etymology
The specific name ''amellus'' is first used in the Georgics (Book IV, 271–280), a poem of the Lati ...
'', '' Aster linosyris'', ''Aster sedifolius
''Galatella sedifolia'', often known by the synonym ''Aster sedifolius'', is herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus '' Galatella'' of the family Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 ...
'', ''Aster sedifolius canus'', '' Centaurea aspera'', '' Centaurea jacea'', ''Centaurea montana
''Centaurea montana'', the perennial cornflower, mountain cornflower, bachelor's button, montane knapweed or mountain bluet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Europe. It is widespread and common in the more so ...
'', '' Centaurea nigra'', '' Centaurea scabiosa'' and '' Chrysanthemum'' species.
Gallery
File: Coleophora_conspicuella.JPG, Mounted specimen
File:Coleophora conspicuella mined piece of leaf of Centaurea nigra with a larva-case attached.JPG, Mined piece of leaf of '' Centaurea nigra'' with a larva-case attached
File:Coleophora conspicuella larva.JPG, Larva
References
External links
Lepiforum.de
UK Moths
Hants Moths
Coleophoridae
conspicuella
Leaf miners
Moths described in 1849
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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