Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939
dusted case-bearer
on Amaranthaceae
case (from Patzak, 1974a)
parasite
The larvae feed on the fruits from a pale buff, 7-8 mm long, trivalved, tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 0°-10°.
host plants
Amaranthaceae, oligophagous
Atriplex halimus, littoralis, patula; Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima; Chenopodium; Halimione portulacoides; Suaeda maritima.
phenology
Larvae from August till late September. The full grown larvae leave the host plant for the hibernation.
distribution within Europe
All Europe, but missing in the Iberian Peninsula (PESI, 2018).
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1984a, 1990b, 1991a, 2020a), Baldizzone & Hartig (1978a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Corley, Nunes, Rosete & Ferreira (2019a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Fazekas & Schreurs (2010a), Gielis, Huisman, Kuchlein ao (1985a), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2004a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kolbeck, Lichtmannecker & Pröse (2005a), Michaelis (1983a), Patzak (1974a), De Prins & Spronck (2004a), Rickert (2010a, 2011a), Robbins (1991a), Segerer, Haslberger, Grünewald ao (2013a), Wegner (2010a, 2013a).