Coleophora discordella
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Coleophora discordella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. discordella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora discordella | |
Synonyms | |
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Coleophora discordella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Europe.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is about 11–13 mm. Adults are buff or brown with a white costal streak and some other smaller white streaks. Head white, crown sometimes ochreous-tinged. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal joint with rather spreading hairs. Forewings shining yellow -ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; a white costal streak from base to near apex ; a short fine line in disc, one along fold, and one along dorsum white, often almost obsolete. Hindwings grey.[2] They are on wing in July in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), narrowleaf trefoil (Lotus tenuis) and greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus).[4] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.
References[edit]
- ^ "Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.044 BF547 Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
External links[edit]
Media related to Coleophora discordella at Wikimedia Commons