''Coleophora therinella'' is a
moth of the family
Coleophoridae found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The
wingspan is 13–16 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. therinella'' characteristics include head whitish-ochreous, sides whitish. Antennae white, tinged with fuscous, basal joint loosely haired. Forewings narrower than in ''C. troglodytella'', brownish-ochreous; white streaks as in ''C. troglodytella'', but more indistinct. Hindwings grey. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on ''
Carlina
''Carlina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed from Madeira and the Canary Islands across Europe and northern Africa to Siberia and northwestern China.Kovanda, M. (2002)Observations on ''Carlina bieberstein ...
'', ''
Carduus
''Carduus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and the tribe Cardueae, one of two genera considered to be true thistles, the other being ''Cirsium''. Plants of the genus are known commonly as plumeless thistles. '' and ''
Cirsium'' species.
The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
/ref> The larvae feed on the seeds of their host plant, living in a portable case.
Distribution
The moth is found in most of Europe, Russia, central Asia and Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, occurring in steppe biotopes and in anthropogenic areas.
References
External links
Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
''Coleophora therinella'' at UKmoths
therinella
Moths described in 1848
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
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