Coleophora onobrychiella

Coleophora onobrychiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. onobrychiella
Binomial name
Coleophora onobrychiella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora arenariella Zeller, 1865

Coleophora onobrychiella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania. It is also found in China.[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Astragalus arenarius, Astragalus hamosus, Astragalus onobrychis, Genista tincoria, Hippocrepis comosa, Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis saxatilis, Onobrychis supina and Onobrychis viciifolia. They create a straw-coloured lobe case of 8–10 mm. It has a mouth angle of 55-60°. The shape of the case is exceptionally variable. The mouth opening is shifted to the side of the case, causing the case to lie on its side on the leaf.[4] Larvae can be found from autumn to the following June.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  3. ↑ Swedish Moths
  4. ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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