Coleophora versurella

Coleophora versurella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.

Coleophora versurella
Coleophora versurella, Deeside, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. versurella
Binomial name
Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
List Coleophora miserella Staudinger, 1880 Coleophora agricolella Fuchs, 1886 Coleophora atlanticolella Rebel, 1896 Coleophora tholoneura Meyrick, 1936 Coleophora pallorella Benander, 1939 Coleophora fayalensis Rebel, 1940 Coleophora thalassella McDunnough, 1940 Coleophora constanti Hering, 1942 Coleophora klimeschi Vlach, 1942 Coleophora saccharella Amsel, 1953 Coleophora pisella Amsel, 1953 Coleophora chiarelliae Pastrana, 1963 Coleophora amaranthivora Oku, 1965 Coleophora laripennella auct. nec. Zetterstedt, 1839 Ecebalia versurella Coleophora enchorda Meyrick, 1931

Description

Genitalia of Coleophora versurella

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. Several other species of Coleophora look similar and are best identified by reference to the genitalia.[1] The larvae feed on orache (Atriplex species) and goosefoot (Chenopodium species).[1][2] Other recorded food plants include sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides) and Amaranthus.[3] In its later stages, the larva creates a case made from silk and specks of plant material or droppings.

Distribution

It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg.[4] It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

References

1. "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". UK Moths.
2. Unger, Magnus. "Species: Atriplex littoralis". Lepidoptera.se.
3. "Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants". Biological Record Centre.
4. "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

External links

• Swedish Moths