Coleophora paramayrella Nel, 1993
on Trifolium
case (from Nel, 1993b)
parasite
The larva feeds on the developing fruits, living in a parchment-like, more or less reddish brown, 5.5 mm long case with a mouth angle of ± 45°. Contrary to C. mayrella the case is not wrapped in the remnants of a flower.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Trifolium ochroleucon, rubens.
phenology
The full-fed larvae leave the host plant.
distribution within Europe
larva
Comparison of the dorsal sclerites in three species with a comparable biology: C. deauratella (a), C. paramayrella (b), and C. mayrella (c) (from Nel, 1993b).
references
Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006a), Buschmann, Richter & Pastorális (2014a), Huemer (2009a), Nel (1993b), Pastorális, Kosorín, Laštůvka, ao (2011a), Stübner (2007a).