| Coleophora fuscocuprella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. fuscocuprella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
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.
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
- ↑ "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ↑ 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 - ↑ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 hazel case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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