Coleophora hyssopi Toll, 1961
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

from Glaser (1967a)

from Toll (1962a), as C. melissella
case
Illustrated only, not described.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Hyssopus officinalis.
phenology
Cases were found in early June.
distribution within Europe
Southern France, Spain.
synonyms
Coleophora melissella Toll, 1961.
notes
“At the slightest touch the larvae drop themselves with their case to the ground” (Glaser, 1967a); for Coleophora‘s a very unusual behaviour.
references
Baldizzone (1985d), Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006a), Glaser (1967a).
17/12/2012
Last modified 28.vi.2017