Coleophora tricolor explained

The basil-thyme case-bearer moth (Coleophora tricolor) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.[1] It was first described by the 6th Baron Walsingham in 1899.

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.

The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae species), including Bromopsis erecta, cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha), timothy (Phleum bertolonii) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis).[2] Larvae can be found from September to June or July.

Distribution

It is found in Great Britain, southern France and Greece.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Baldizzone . Giorgio . Nel . Jacques . Landry . Jean-François . Coleophora nepetellae Baldizzone & Nel, a new species of the C. lixella group (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from France and Italy . ZooKeys . 2014 . 459 . 119–135 . 10.3897/zookeys.459.7983 . 25561856 . 4283635 . 2014ZooK..459..119B . 7 January 2020. free .
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917163404/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/tricolor/tricolor.htm . 2012-09-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ellis . W N . Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 basil-thyme case-bearer . Plant Parasites of Europe . 7 January 2020.

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