Coleophora ochripennella Zeller, 1849
from Toll (1952a)
from Toll (1952a)
Stachys sylvatica, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Thuin © Jean-Yves Baugnée
same leaf, upperside
hibernated case: the lobes have been lost in the course of the hibernation
image of mid-April: this case has been enlarged with a new ring, with a lobe
Stachys byzantina; Belgium, West Flanders, Wielsbeke © Steve Wullaert: hibernated cases
case
Hairy, slender, largely dark brown, lobe case of 8-10 mm long; mouth angle 80-90°. The case is somewhat compressed.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Ballota nigra; Glechoma hederacea; Lamium album, purpureum; Stachys officinalis, sylvatica.
The most important hostplants are Lamium (Hering, 1957a) or Ballota (Patzak, 1974a).
phenology
Larvae from October till May (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Described by Suire (1961a).
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1983c, 2004a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Baran (2013a), Biesenbaum (2001b), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935a), Hering (1924a, 1957a, 1961a), Huemer & Erlebach (2003a), Huisman & Koster (1994a, 1998a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & Kuchlein-Nijsten (2002a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Nel (1992c), Patzak (1974a), Razowski (1990a, Starý (1930a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a).
26/04/2015