Coleophora striatipennella Nylander, 1848
hedge case-bearer
on Cerastium, Myosoton, Stellaria
case (from Patzak, 1974a)
Stellaria graminea, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Hasselt, Kermt, 14.vii.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
emptied fruit with the typical Coleophora opening, characterised by the seam of silk remains along the rim.
another example
Stellaria graminea, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Gerhoeven, de Rammelaars, 18.vii.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
another specimen
and another
parasite
Larva in a greyish ochraceous, 6 mm long, trivalved tubular silken case with a mouth angle of 30°. The larva feeds on the seeds in the capsules.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Cerastium arvense, fontanum & subsp. vulgare, media; Myosoton aquaticum; Stellaria graminea.
Fazekas & Schreurs additionally mention Moehringia.
phenology
Larvae from July till mid-September. The larva hibernates in the case that is spun onto the neighbouring vegetation.
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distribution within Europe
Most of Europe, not in the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands (PESI, 2018).
synonyms
Coleophora apicella Stainton, 1859; C. lineolea: Suire (1961a).
references
Biesenbaum (2001b), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Fazekas & Schreurs (2010a), Heckford (1986a), Hering (1924c), Huemer & Mayr (2000a), Huemer & Wiesner (1997a),Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kasy (1965a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a), Leutsch (2011a), Michaelis (1983a), Patzak (1974a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Segerer, Neumayr, Pröse & Kolbeck (1994a), Wimmer (1997a).