Augasma aeratella

Augasma aeratella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Augasma
Species: A. aeratella
Binomial name
Augasma aeratella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista aeratella Zeller, 1839

Augasma aeratella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except most Fennoscandia and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.

A sprig of Polygonim aviculare with pod-like galls caused by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid of August.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae
  2. ↑ The Moths of Suffolk
  3. ↑ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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