Coleophora linosyridella

Coleophora linosyridella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Great Britain to Romania.

Coleophora linosyridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. linosyridella
Binomial name
Coleophora linosyridella
Fuchs, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora nicaeella Chrétien, 1908

The wingspan is 11.5-13.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Aster linosyris, Aster sedifolius and Aster tripolium. They create a tubular silken case of up to 8 mm long. Behind the mouth, the case is sharply bent resulting in a mouth angle of 0°.[3] Mining occurs up to April.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora linosyridella Fuchs, 1880 estuarine case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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