Coleophora staehelinella (Walsingham, 1891)

from Toll (1962a)
case
The larva completely mines a leaf, then makes out of it spatulate leaf case. Because upperside and underside of the leaf differ in colour also the dorsal and ventral side of the case are coloured differently.
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Staehelina dubia.
phenology
Larvae in spring (Suire, 1961a).
distribution within Europe
Southern France, Spain.
synonyms
Coleophora stachelinella: auct.
references
Chrétien (1926a), Corley, Rosete, Gonçalves ao (2016a), Hering (1957a), Nel (1992b), Suire (1961a), Toll (1962a).
Last modified 11.ii.2018