Coleophora hemerobiella
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. hemerobiella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora hemerobiella | |
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The fruit tree case moth (Coleophora hemerobiella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in western Europe.
Description[]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have whitish forewings speckled with dark grey and usually an obvious blackish spot at around three-quarters. They are on wing in July in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, , Cotoneaster integerrimus, Crataegus laevigata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, , Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus intermedia, Spiraea x bumalda and x Spiraea vanhouttei. In autumn, the larvae make a composite pistol-shaped leaf case. Early in the following spring, a tubular leaf case is made. This case reaches a length of about 10 mm and is positioned vertically on the leaf with a mouth angle of about 90°.[3] Full-grown cases can be found from the end of May to early June.
Distribution[]
It is found in western Europe, except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.
References[]
- ^ "Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.039 BF523 Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
External links[]
Media related to Coleophora hemerobiella at Wikimedia Commons
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1763
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
- Coleophoridae stubs