Coleophora discordella

Coleophora discordella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Europe.

Coleophora discordella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. discordella
Binomial name
Coleophora discordella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora dorycniella Hartig, 1939

Description

The wingspan is about 11–13 mm. Adults are buff or brown with a white costal streak and some other smaller white streaks. Head white, crown sometimes ochreous-tinged. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal joint with rather spreading hairs. Forewings shining yellow -ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; a white costal streak from base to near apex ; a short fine line in disc, one along fold, and one along dorsum white, often almost obsolete. Hindwings grey..[2]mThey are on wing in July in western Europe.[3]

The larvae feed on common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), narrowleaf trefoil (Lotus tenuis) and greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus). Young larvae make a narrow winding corridor with much frass in a broad central line. In the end, the corridor widens into an oval blotch, usually close to the leaf margin, out of which the first case is made. The full grown-larva lives in a greyish brown composite leaf case of about 6 mm, attached to the underside of a leaf. The oldest part of the case is bivalved, laterally compressed, and is at an angle of 70° with the anterior part of the case. The mouth angle is about 40°.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

Distribution

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.

References
  1. "Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. Kimber, Ian. "37.044 BF547 Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

Media related to Coleophora discordella at Wikimedia Commons

Sprig of Lotus corniculatus with case attached
Larva
Larval case


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