Coleophora helichrysiella Krone, 1909

from Klimesch (1942a)
case
Two-valved, black silken case (“sheath case”), only lightly constricted behind the mouth opening. Ventrally a weak keel. Rear end narrowed, pointed, and lightly bent downwards. At the point of inflexion dorsally a pale spot. This is because the youth case is not made of silk but cut out of a leaf: the spot is the remnant of it. Mouth angle about 45°.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Helichrysum italicum, stoechas.
phenology
Full grown case in May (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Europe south of France – Macedonia – Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
references
Baldizzone (1981a, 1983c, 1990b), Baldizzone & Buvat (1983a), Baldizzone & scalercio (2018a), Baldizzone, Tokár, Kovács & Kovács (2004a), Hering (1957a, 1967a), Klimesch (1942a), Nel (1991a, 1992b,c), Toll (1962a).