Coleophora fuscocuprella

Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.

Coleophora fuscocuprella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. fuscocuprella
Binomial name
Coleophora fuscocuprella

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in).[2] The head is shining dark bronzy-fuscous, and the antennae are dark fuscous; apical half white with dark fuscous rings, indistinct towards apex. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous, and the hindwings are dark grey.[3]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to late June.[4]

The larvae feed on alder (Alnus species), silver birch (Betula pendula), downy birch (Betula pubescens), European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and hazel (Corylus avellana). They create a lobe case with many small leaf fragments attached to it. The larvae are attached to the leaf underside, where they make a large number of relatively small fleck mines.[5] Full-grown cases can be found in August and October. Pupation takes place in the case, usually attached to a trunk just above ground level.

References
  1. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. 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
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 hazel case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 November 2019.



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