Coleophora antennariella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
oxford case-bearer
on Luzula
parasite
The larva feeds on the seeds, living in a seed case: a light ochraceous silken case, almost entirely enclosed in the remnants of a flower, the mouth orifice in the base of the flower.
hostplants
Juncaceae, narrowly monophagous
Luzula pilosa.
phenology
The full-fed larvae leave the host plant and hibernate on tree trunks.
BENELUX
Extinct.
distribution within Europe
references
Baldizzone, Tokár & Kovács (2004a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Patzak (1974a), Schütze (1931a), Seliger (2012a).