Coleophora rectilineella Fischer von Röslerstam, 1843
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

from Toll (1962a)
youth case
part of a Primula leaf with a youth mine, out of which the youth case has been cut; from Klimesch (1939c)
case
Youth case squat cigar-shaped, hairy. The adult case is bivalved, black, made of silk (“sheath case”). Behind the mouth some five transverse ridges. The case is thickest around the middle, clearly tapering towards the rear end. Length 13-15 mm; mouth angle c. 50°.
hostplants
polyphagous on herbs
Alchemilla alpina; Anemone; Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. alpestris; Aster amellus; Centaurea jacea; Cerastium; Globularia cordifolia; Leucanthemopsis alpina; Leucanthemum; Primula elatior, farinosa; Ranunculus acris; Salix reticulata.
Primula seems the preferred hostplant.
phenology
Larvae from August till May.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From France and Italy to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009); markedly alpine species.
larva
Described by Klimesch (1939c – very extensively) and Suire (1961a).
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 2004a, 2008a), Baldizzone, Tokár, Z & S Kovács (2004a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Hering (1957a), Huber (1969a), Klimesch (1939c, 1951b), Nel (1992c), Suire (1961a), Toll (1952a, 1962a).
23/12/2011