Coleophora ahenella

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Coleophora ahenella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. ahenella
Binomial name
Coleophora ahenella

Coleophora ahenella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in).[2] Adults are unicolourous grey with a slight sheen. They are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea, Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera nigra, Lonicera xylosteum, , Rhamnus catharticus, Rhamnus frangula, Symphoricarpos albus and Viburnum lantana. They create a lobe case of about 7 mm (0.28 in) long. The mouth angle is 0°, causing the case to lie flat on the leaf. The case is gradually enlarged by the addition of rings that are cut out of the lower epidermis of the mine.[3] In Great Britain, the larvae live for two years.

References[]

  1. ^ "Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "7.031 BF514 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, [1876]". UKMoths. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Coleophora ahenella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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