Biology:Coleophora currucipennella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora currucipennella
Coleophora currucipennella.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. currucipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora currucipennella
Zeller, 1839[1]

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

Description

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on birch (Betula species), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), hazel (Corylus avellana), beech (Fagus sylvatica), apple (Malus species), sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa}, common pear (Pyrus communis), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), common oak (Quercus robur), northern red ock (Quercus rubra), willow (Salix species) and rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). Full-grown larva live in a dull black pistol case of about 9 mm and with a mouth angle of 80–90° (meaning it stands erect on the leaf). After hibernation, the larvae no longer mine, but rather cause skeleton feeding.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in early June.

Distribution

The moth is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[4]

References

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Oak leaf eaten by the larva
Larva
Larval case

Wikidata ☰ Q5143438 entry