Coleophora congeriella Staudinger, 1859

Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Spain, Almería, Sierra de Gador, Enix © Pete & Ginny Clarke
from Toll (1962a)
mine
Composite leaf case, made out of 3-5 relatively large mined leaf fragments, pointing ventrally. Rear end narrowed, bent downwards. Mouth angle 30-45°. The mouth opening is somewhat shifted to the side (Baldizzone, 1987b).
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Dorycnium hirsutum, pentaphyllum & subsp. germanicum.
phenology
Larvae from August till April.
distribution within Europe
From Czechia and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Greece, and from France to Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Described by Suire (1961a).
pupa
Illustrated by Patočka (1997a).
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1987b, 1990b, 2020a), Chrétien (1900), Corley (2005a), Hering (1957a), Kasy (1983a), Nel (1991a, 1992b,c), Patočka (1997a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1962a).