Coleophora expressella Klemensiewicz, 1902

on Achillea, Artemisia, Tanacetum

case (from Patzak, 1983a)

case

Tubular, felty, three-valved case. Length up to 12 mm, mouth angle about 45°.

hostplants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Achillea millefolium; Artemisia absinthium, campestris, vulgaris.

Leutsch adds Tanacetum vulgare.

phenology

Larvae from autumn till June (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

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

distribution within Europe

From Scandinavia and Finland over Germany and Poland to Italy; also Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

synonyms

Coleophora subdirectella Kanerva, 1941.

references

Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006a), Hering (957a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Leutsch (2002a, 2011a), Patzak (1983a).