Coleophora vitisella explained

Coleophora vitisella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Great Britain to Romania. The range extends to the Russian Far East. The species was recently discovered in Canada, with records from Yukon and Manitoba.[1]

Description

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of July in western Europe.[2]

Larva

The larvae feed on Pyrola species and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.[3] Full-grown larvae can be found from September to April.

Notes and References

  1. http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3749.1.1 Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  2. Web site: Kimber . Ian . 37.024 BF506 Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856 . UKMoths . 11 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Ellis . W N . Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856 northern case-bearer . Plant Parasites of Europe . 11 November 2019.