Coleophora meridionella Rebel, 1912

Coleophora meridionella case

from Klimesch (1942a)

Coleophora meridionella case

from Toll (1962a)

Coleophora meridionella: case

Silene saxifraga: exceptionally slender and long (17 mm) case; from Nel (1991d).

case

Tri-valved, spindle-shaped, tubular silken case of 11.5-13 mm and a mouth angle of 30°. The case has length lines of attached sand grains.

host plants

Caryophyllaceae, monophagous

Silene saxifraga, vulgaris.

phenology

Larvae found in May-June (Hering, 1957a; Klimesch, 1942a).

distribution within Europe

From Austria to Italy, and from France to Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

larva

Depicted and described by Baldizzone (1978a).

references

Baldizzone (1978a, 1983c, 2020a), Baldizzone van der Wolf & Landry (2006a), Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1942a, 1950c), Nel (1991d, 1992b), Toll (1962a), Wieser & Huemer (1999a).