Coleophora chalcogrammella

Coleophora chalcogrammella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. chalcogrammella
Binomial name
	Coleophora chalcogrammella; Zeller, 1839

Coleophora chalcogrammella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is found in Europe.

Description[]

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)

The larvae feed on thyme-leaf sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia), field mouse-ear, (Cerastium arvense), three-nerved sandwort (Moehringia trinervia), lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea). In autumn, the larvae make a short corridor, which widens into a small blotch, out of which the first case is cut. After hibernation, the final case is made. It is a brown, three-valved, tubular silken case of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long. The mouth angle is about 30°.^[2] Full-grown cases can be found in May.

Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.^[3]

Distribution[]

It is found from Sweden and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.

References[]

^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links[]

Lepiforum.de

Sprig of Cerastium arvense with mined leaves and a larva-case attached

Larva

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[1] "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[2] "Coleophora chalcogrammella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[3] "Coleophora chalcogrammella Zeller, 1839". UKflymines. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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