Coleophora serinipennella Christoph, 1972
on Atriplex, Halimione
Atriplex halimus, gall (uit Glaser, 1980b)
parasite
Larva solitary in a stem gall: stem swollen, somewhat unilaterally, over 28-30 mm tot a thickness of 8-10 mm. Gall chamber interiorly lined with silk.
Amaranthaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Atriplex glauca, halimus, mollis; Halimione portulacoides.
phenology
Galls in August.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Coleophora deserticola Toll, 1944; C. novella Chrétien, 1926; C. soffneri Toll, 1944; C. stefanii de Joannis, 1899.
references
Baldizzone (1979b,c, 1983a, 1990b), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Chrétien (1926a), Glaser (1980b), Houard (1908a), Nel (1992c), de Stafeni (1900a), Suire (1961a), Toll (1944).