Coleophora ramosella

Coleophora ramosella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Hungary and from Ireland to Slovakia. It is also found in southern Russia.

Coleophora ramosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. ramosella
Binomial name
Coleophora ramosella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora albicornis Benander, 1936
  • Eupista vlachi Toll, 1953

The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in).[2] Coleophora ramosella is characterised by white lines on a yellowish-ochre ground colour. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.

The larvae feed on Aster amellus, Aster linosyris, Bellis perennis, Hieracium and Solidago virgaurea. They create a tubular, silken case of about 9 mm (0.35 in) long. It is trivalved and has a mouth angle of about 20°.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found in June.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Hants Moths
  3. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora ramosella Zeller, 1849 daisy case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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