Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956
Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

Herniaria fontanesii, Teneriffa; from Klimesch (1982a)
case
Threevalved tubular silken case of 7-8 mm, with a mouth angle of c. 45°. The case is whitish to yellowish grey with light length lines, and is covered with sand grains.
hostplants
Carylophyllaceae, monophagous
Herniaria fontanesii.
According to Klimesch (1982a) the larva primarily lives on the flowers.
phenology
From winter till April.
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands, North Africa.
synonyms
Coleophora exasperatella Toll, 1957.
references
Baldizzone (1995b), Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006), Huemer & Wieser (2006a), Klimesch (1982a).
08/02/2017
Last modified 28.vi.2017