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.
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).