Coleophora mediterranea Baldizzone, 1990

on Atriplex

case (from Baldizzone & Nel)

parasite

Larvae at the fruits in a trivalved greyish white silken case of 5-6 mm. The mouth angle is ± 20°-30°. The case shows longitudinal growth lines, the surface is strewn with small sand grains.

hostplants

Amaranthaceae, monophagous

Atriplex littoralis.

phenology

The full grown larvae leave the host plant. Univoltine.

distribution within Europe

West Mediterranean (PESI, 2018).

references

Baldizzone (1990e), Baldizzone & Nel (1994a).