Coleophora serpylletorum

Coleophora serpylletorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. serpylletorum
Binomial name
	Coleophora serpylletorum; Hering, 1889
Synonyms
	Amseliphora assisti Nemes, 2003;

Coleophora serpylletorum is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Erich Martin Hering in 1889.

Description[]

The wingspan is about 9 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on species of thyme such as Thymus praecox, and Thymus serpyllum. They create an untidy composite leaf case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 90°. The larva completely mines out a leaf, usually at the top of a twig, often while attached to the leaf margin. When the leaf is emptied it is cut off and is added to the case.^[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.

Distribution[]

It is found from Denmark and Latvia to Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Romania. It is also present in northern Russia.

References[]

^ "Coleophora serpylletorum Hering, 1889". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.

External links[]

Media related to Coleophora serpylletorum at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Coleophora serpylletorum Hering, 1889". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[2] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-27.

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-27.

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