Coleophora deviella
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Coleophora deviella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Denmark to Spain, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from Great Britain to southern Russia. It occurs in desert-steppe and desert biotopes.
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe[2] and from late May to June in Russia.[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves and fruits of Bassia laniflora, Suaeda (including Suaeda maritima), Kochia, Salsola and Halostachys species. Full grown larvae live in a pale yellowish brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 20-30°.[4] Larvae can be found from August onwards. They are full-grown in October.
References
- ^ "Coleophora deviella Zeller, 1847". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora deviella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 3 August 2019.