''Coleophora flavipennella'' is a
moth of the family
Coleophoridae. It was
described by
Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843 and is found in Europe.
C. flavipennella's life cycle begins with the egg stage, when eggs are placed on host plants. Upon hatching, the larvae construct protective cases around themselves using silk and fragments of plant material. The larval stage of C. flavipennella is the longest phase of its life cycle, lasting several weeks to months, depending on environmental conditions and host plant availability. Once completely developed, the larvae pupate within their casings and undergo metamorphosis before emerging as adult moths.
The
wingspan is .
The larvae feed on sweet chestnut (''
Castanea sativa''), sessile oak (''
Quercus petraea''), pedunculate oak (''
Quercus robur'') and northern red oak (''
Quercus rubra
''Quercus rubra'', the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group (''Quercus'' section ''Lobatae''). It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introdu ...
'').
Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
References
External links
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''Coleophora flavipennella'' at UKMoths
flavipennella
Moths described in 1843
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel
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