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Coleophora alcyonipennella

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Coleophora alcyonipennella
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C. alcyonipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora alcyonipennella
(Kollar, 1832) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix alcyonipennella Kollar, 1832
  • Coleophora cuprifulgella Toll, 1962

The clover case-bearer or small clover case-bearer (Coleophora alcyonipennella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia, Europe and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Description

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June and again in late July and August in two generations in western Europe.[2] Adults feed on the nectar of clover flowers.

The larvae feed on Trifolium repens and Trifolium fragiferum. They feed inside a case formed from a floret.[3] Larvae have also been recorded on Medicago species.

Distribution

It is native to Europe, the eastern Palearctic ecozone, Pakistan, the Near East and North Africa. It is an introduced species in New Zealand and Australia, where it is now found from southern Queensland to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.035 BF517 Clover Case-bearer Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832)". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. " Coleophora alcyonipennella clover case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 26 November 2019.