Coleophora pulchripennella Baldizzone, 2011
on Erica
case (from Baldizzone & Landry)
case
Shining black bivalved sheath case of c. 9 mm long with a mouth angle of 20-25°, and a distinct ventral keel.
host plants
Ericaceae, narrowly monophagous
Erica arborea.
distribution within Europe
Mediterranean region, from Spain to Greece
larva
illustrated and described by Baldizzone & Landry (2011a).
notes
vicariates with Coleophora pyrrhulipennella.
references
Baldizzone & Landry (2011a), Baldizzone & scalercio (2018a), Corley, Merckx, Cardoso, Dale, Marabuto, Maravalhas & Pires (2012a).