from Toll (1962a)

case

Lobe case; anterior 2/3 with widely expanding leaf fragments, rear, oldest 1/3 without, and at the same time very strongly curved downwards. Immediately behind the mouth a number of much smaller, circular, leaf fragments. Mouth angle 45°.

host plants

Fabaceae, oligophagous

Anthyllis; Astragalus danicus, glycyphyllos; Colutea arborescens; Coronilla vaginalis; Cytisus; Genista; Hippocrepis comosa, emerus & subsp. emeroides; Laburnum; Lotus corniculatus, maritimus, pedunculatus; Oxytropis; Securigera varia; Vicia.

phenology

Larvae from autumn till in May (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Entire Europe, except the British Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Described by Suire (1961a).

synonyms

Coleophora serenella Duponchel, 1843; C. crocinella Tengström, 1848.

references

Ahr (1966a), Baldizzone (1979a, 1983c, 1990b, 2004a), Beiger (1955a, 1960a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1930a, 1935a, 1964a, 1935a), Burmann (1992a), Chrétien (1927a), Corley, Maravalhas & Passos de Carvalho (2006a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1921a, 1930b, 1932g, 1957a, 1967a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (2012a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kasy (1983a), Klimesch (1950c), Kvičala (1938a), Leutsch (2002a), Lhomme (1934b), Maček (1999a), Nel (1992b,c), Nowakowski (1954a), Patzak (1974a), Razowski (1990a), Skala (1951a), Sønderup (1949a), Stammer (2016a), Starý (1930a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Toll (1962a).