Coleophora vibicigerella explained

Coleophora vibicigerella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Asia, Europe and north Africa. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Description

The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in late May and June.[2]

The larvae feed on yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and field wormwood (Artemisia campestris).[3] Larvae can be found from September to May.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to the Baltic states. It is also found in North Africa, China and Korea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 37.057 [B&F: 0540] Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839 ]. Hants Moths . 31 December 2019.
  2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0019_0033-0044.pdf The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915225715/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/coleophora/vibicigerella/vibicigerella.htm . 2012-09-15 . dead .