Coleophora solidaginella

Coleophora solidaginella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Spain and Portugal.

Coleophora solidaginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. solidaginella
Binomial name
Coleophora solidaginella
Staudinger, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora xenia Hering, 1937
  • Coleophora conyzae xenia

The larvae feed on Dittrichia viscosa and Solidago species. They create a laterally compressed spatulate leaf case of about 12 mm (0.47 in). The rear end is hardly narrowed, squarely cut off and bivalved. The mouth angle is about 30°. The larva makes two or three cases. Once the larvae have attached the case to a leaf they may leave their case and sometimes make real galleries.[2] Larvae can be found up to May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Coleophora solidaginella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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