Coleophora ahenella
Coleophora ahenella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ahenella
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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[]
- ^ "Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "7.031 BF514 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, [1876]". UKMoths. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Coleophora ahenella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Coleophora ahenella at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1877
- Moths of Europe
- Coleophoridae stubs