Coleophora sardocorsa Baldizzone, 1983
case schematised (from Baldizzone, 1983b)
larva, markings on the thorax
case
Slender composite leaf case, made out of 6-7 mined leaflets. The cases measures 9-11 mm, is bivalved, and has a mouth angle of c. 40°. The rearmost leaflet, in which the larva has hibernated, is dark brown, the remainder of the case is light brown.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Genista aspalathoides, corsica.
phenology
The larva hibernates in a tiny case.
distribution within Europe
Corsica, Sardinia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
references
Baldizzone (1983b), Kaltenbach & Roesler (1985a).