Coleophora gaviaepennella Toll, 1952
on Atriplex, Salsola
case (from Baldizzone & Nel)
parasite
Larva at the fruits in a trivalved greyish brown, parchment-like silken case of 7-8 mm with a mouth angle of 45°, with lighter coloured longitudinal growth lines.
hostplants
Amaranthaceae, oligophagous
Atriplex halimus, tornabenei; Salsola vermiculata.
phenology
Cases in September-October.
distribution within Europe
Western Mediterranean, but also deep continental in eastern Europe, possibly in saline steppes (PESI, 2018).
references
Baldizzone & Nel (1994a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Huertas Dionisio (2002a, 2007a).