Coleophora didymella Chrétien, 1899
on Centaurea
case (from Baldizzone, 1991d)
case
Large (15-17 mm), dark yellow-brown, composite leaf case, composed of but two leaf fragments, one placed behind the other. The case is laterally compressed. Mouth angle c. 50°.
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Centaurea scabiosa.
In Italy probably on another Centaurea species (Baldizzone, 1991d).
phenology
From the summer till next spring (Suire, 1961a).
distribution within Europe
Southern France, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Described by Suire (1961a).
references
Baldizzone (1979c, 1991d), Baldizzone & Tabell (1999a), Buschmann & Pastorális (2017a), Hering (1957a), Suire (1961a).