Coleophora ochripennella
Coleophora ochripennella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. ochripennella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora ochripennella |
Coleophora ochripennella is a species of moth from the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece.
Sprig of Ballota nigra with a larva-case attached
Larva
The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium album, Lamium purpureum, Stachys officinalis and Stachys sylvatica. They create a hairy, slender, largely dark brown lobe case of 8 to 10 millimetres (0.31 to 0.39 in) long. The mouth angle is 80 to 90 degrees, and the case is slightly compressed.[2] Larvae can be found from October to May.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Coleophora ochripennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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Categories:
- Coleophora
- Moths described in 1849
- Moths of Europe
- Coleophoridae stubs