Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833)
osier case-bearer

Salix aurita, Belgium, prov Liège, Lierneux, Fagne de la Crépale © Jean-Yves Baugnée

Salix cf viminalis, Belgium, prov. Namur, Seilles, Sclaigneaux © Jean-Yves Baugnée

Salix sp., Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Ploegsteert © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Salix repens, Bergen NH

Myrica gale, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol © Carina Van Steenwinkel: young case
case
Bivalved, sloppily composite leaf case of 8-10 mm, rather strongly compressed and keeled, with a mouth angle of 30-45°.
host plants
Myricaceae, Salicaceae; narrowly polyphagous
Myrica gale; Populus tremula; Salix alba, aurita, babylonica, caprea, cinerea, “x fragilis”, glabra, gmelinii, pentandra, repens, triandra, viminalis.
phenology
The larvae are full grown about end of May (Emmet ao, 1996a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Most of Europe, but missing in the Mediterranean Islands, and large parts of the Balkan and Russia (Corley ao, 2006a; Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
synonyms
Coleophora viminetella Zeller, 1849; C. Drăghiaella Capuse, 1971.
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1987b, 1991b, 2004a), Beiger (1979a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935b, 1937a, 1964a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2008a), Corley, Maravalhas & Passos de Carvalho (2006a), Drăghia (1972a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Graham (2014a), Haslberger, Lichtmannecker, Heindel, Grünewald & Segerer (2014a), Heckford (1986a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (2012a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kasy (1965a), Klimesch (1950c, 1989a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Michaelis (1983a), Nel (1992b,c), Patzak (1974a,b), De Prins (1998a, 2010a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Razowski (1990a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Stammer (2016a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a), Wegner (2010a), Zoerner (1970a).