Coleophora adspersella

Coleophora adspersella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and Slovenia.^[3] It is also found in China.^[4] It occurs in forest and forest steppe biotopes, and in anthropogenic landscapes where the food plant occurs.

Coleophora adspersella
larva in case
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. adspersella
Binomial name
Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939[1][2]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in). Coleophora species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body.^{[5] [6]}

They are on wing from June to August.^[7]

The larvae feed on Atriplex and Chenopodium species. They feed on the seeds and later form a ribbed case in which they hibernate.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Benander, P. (1939): "Die Coleophoriden Schwedens. Fortsetzung".Opuscula entomologica 4: 30-110.
3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
4. "Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)"
5. Image from norfolkmoths
6. Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
7. UKmoths

External links

• Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten