Biology:Coleophora fuscocuprella

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora fuscocuprella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. fuscocuprella
Binomial name
Coleophora fuscocuprella
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1]

Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in).[2] The head is shining dark bronzy-fuscous, and the antennae are dark fuscous; apical half white with dark fuscous rings, indistinct towards apex. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous, and the hindwings are dark grey.[3][4]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to late June.[5]

The larvae feed on alder (Alnus species), silver birch (Betula pendula), downy birch (Betula pubescens), European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and hazel (Corylus avellana).[6]

References

  1. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/17bd907e-78c0-4b19-90f6-3d997c06b828. Retrieved 5 November 2019. 
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=260190&p=1. 
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
  5. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Coleophoridae/Cfuscocuprella.htm. 
  6. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 hazel case-bearer". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/coleophora/coleophora-fuscocuprella/. Retrieved 5 November 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5143591 entry