Coleophora hemerobiella, the fruit tree case moth, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in western Europe.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. hemerobiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora hemerobiella | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have whitish forewings speckled with dark grey and usually an obvious blackish spot at around three-quarters. They are on wing in July in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster affinis, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Crataegus laevigata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus domestica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus asiatica, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus intermedia, Spiraea japonica and Spiraea × vanhouttei.[3] Full-grown cases can be found from the end of May to early June.
Mined pear leaf
Larval case
Larva
Distribution
editIt is found in western Europe, except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.
References
edit- ↑ "Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "37.039 BF523 Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
External links
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Media related to Coleophora hemerobiella at Wikimedia Commons
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