Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939

dusted case-bearer

on Amaranthaceae

Coleophora adspersella: case

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).