Biology:Coleophora solitariella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coleophora solitariella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. solitariella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849[1]
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Coleophora solitariella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia .
The larvae feed on Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Myosoton aquaticum, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media, Stellaria nemorum and Stellaria uliginosa. Full-grown larvae live in a slender greyish white three-valved tubular silken case of about 8 mm. The mouth angle is about 45°. There are often several cases together on a small number of plants.[3] Full-grown cases can be found in May.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=260670&p=1.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 ochreous case-bearer". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/coleophora/coleophora-solitariella/. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5144331 entry
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