Coleophora atriplicis Meyrick, 1928

saltmarsh case-bearer

on halophilous Amaranthaceae

Saliornia europaea, Belgium, prov. West Flanders, het Zwin © Stépane Claerebout

feeding trace in old inflorescence

case

Greyish brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of 6.5-7 mm with a mouth angle of c. 20°. The case has indistinct length lines and is peppered with dark, granular, material.

host plants

Amaranthaceae, oligophagous

Atriplex littoralis; Halimione portulacoides; Salicornia; Suaeda maritina.

phenology

The larva is full grown in October, and does not feed any more after the hibernation.

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

distribution within Europe

From Fennoscandia and North Russia to France, Poland and Romania, and from Ireland to the Ukraine (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

larva

Described by Emmet (1996a).

notes

Generally the larvae live on the ripening fruits, but occasionally one is found on the leaves.

references

Baldizzone, Tokár, Kovács & Kovács (2004a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Gielis, Huisman, Kuchlein ao (1985a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2004a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Jansen & Asselbergs (1993a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Landry ao (2013a), Patzak (1974a), De Prins (1998a), Rickert (2010a, 2011a), Suire (1961a), Toll (1952a), Wegner (2010a, 2013a).