Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
white sallow case-bearer
on Salix
from Toll (1962a)
Salix sp., Belgium, prov. Namur, Seilles, Sclaigneuax © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Salix spec., Biddinghuizen, Spijk- en Bremerbergbos © Hans Jonkman
Salix aurita, France, Ardennes, Gué d’Hossus © Stéphane Claerebout
case
Blackish brown pistol case of about 7 mm, with a mouth angle of c. 70° standing almost erect on the leaf. The case is decorated with white wool, originating from the host plant. In comparison with C. zelleriella the case is more paunchy.
hostplants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea & subsp. oleifolia, repens.
Erroneously reported from Carex acuta, riparia by Buhr (1935a).
phenology
Larvae are full grown about end May (Emmet ao, 1996a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Probably all Europe, except he Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
notes
Instead of mining, the larve often consumes all leaf tissue, leaving only the veins. It also penetrates into buds.
references
Baldizzone (1983c, 1991b), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935a), Drăghia (1972a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Heckford (1986a), Hering (1957a), Huemer & Wiesner (1997a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Klimesch (1989a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2010a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a)k Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2017a), Michaelis (1983a), Patzak (1974a), De Prins, 1998a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Razowski (1990), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a), Wegner (2010a), Wimmer (2004a).