Coleophora autumnella (Duponchel, 1843)

two stages of the youth case, and finally the full grown case, after the hibernation; from Toll (1962a)
case
Tubular silken case, covered with grains of sand and detritus. The youth case is drawn out very long towards the rear, and weakly bent; its final size is 12-14 mm. In spring the very long and narrow rear end is discarded. The case that remains is almost straight, squat sausage-shaped, three-valved, 8.95 mm long, with a mouth angle of c. 45°.
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Aster alpinus, amellus.
phenology
Full grown larvae around May (Klimesch, 1939a).
distribution within Europe
Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Romania, Spain (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Described by Klimesch (1939a).
synonyms
Coleophora asterifoliella Klimesch, 1939.
references
Baldizzone (1979a), Burmann (1980a, 1992a), Hering (1957a), Kasy (1959b), Klimesch (1939a, 1958c), Toll (1962a).