Coleophora albidella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described in 1775 by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. albidella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Description
editThe wingspan is 13–16 mm. White with sparse, sometimes obscure, darker speckling. Forewing ground colour white. Apical cilia greyish fuscous. Antennal scape with a well-developed basal tuft. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.[1]
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on various species of willow including, Salix repens, Salix aurita, Salix cinerea and sometimes Salix caprea.[2]
Distribution
editIt is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
References
edit- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.050 BF532 Coleophora albidella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoth. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) white sallow case-bearer on Salix". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Coleophora albidella at Wikimedia Commons