Coleophora ciconiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
on grasses
from Toll (1962a)
case
Grey to blackish brown, squat, trivalved, tubular silken case; mouth angle c. 90°.
hostplants
Poaceae, oligophagous
phenology
Larvae from October till June.
BENELUX
not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
synonyms
Coleophora robustella Fuchs, 1895; C. tritici Lindeman, 1881. However, the illustrations of the cases of tritici by Toll (1962a) belong to a different species (Patzak, 1976a).
notes
Once a pest on cereals. Mainly on young plants.
references
Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Hering (1957a), Hofmann (1889a), Kasy (1969a), Patzak (1969b, 1976a), Suire (1961a), Toll (1962a), Venturi (1949b).