Coleophora plumbella Kanerva, 1941
on Rubus, Vaccinium
Vaccinium uliginosum, Norway © Ben van As
feeding pattern
do, lighted from behind
case
two-valved composite leaf case, 8-10 mm long, composed of three pieces; the mouth angle is 45°. The case is weakly curved downwards. Contrary to C. vacciniella, the larvae mine at the underside of the leaf.
hostplants
Ericaceae, Rosaceae, oligophagous
Rubus chamaemorus; Vaccinium uliginosum.
Mainly on V. uliginosum.
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
references
Baldizzone (1979a), Hering (1957a), Itämies, Kyrki & Viramo (1979a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2010a), Razowski (1990a), Toll (1962a).