Coleophora meridionella Rebel, 1912

from Klimesch (1942a)

from Toll (1962a)

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.

hostplants

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