Coleophora caelebipennella Zeller, 1839

case

Two-valved, brownish black, matt, silken case (“sheath case”). Case not constricted behind the mouth. Ventrally a deep keel. Dorsally, at the frontal half of the case, some 4 length ribs. Length 12-15 mm, mouth angle c. 45°.

hostplants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Achillea millefolium; Artemisia absinthium, alba, campestris, vulgaris; Centaurea; Chrysanthemum; Gnaphalium; Helichrysum arenarium, italicum & subsp. serotinum, stoechas; Tanacetum vulgare.

Ivinskis & Savenkov add Cota tinctoria.

It is not clear whether the reference to “Chrysanthemum” (by, among others, Hering (1957a)) refers to Chrysanthemum sensu stricto, Leucanthemum, or Tanacetum. It will not be the most important host plant anyway. For Suire (1961a) that are Helichrysum species, for Patzak (1974a) Artemisia campestris.

phenology

Larvae from September till July (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

BE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

NE extinct (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a).

LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Europe, minus the British Isles and the Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Described by Suire (1961a).

references

Baldizzone & Nel (1993c), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935a), Burmann (1992a), Chrétien (1909a), Hering (1930b, 1957a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Patzak (1974a), Razowski (1990a), Sønderup (1949a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a).