Coleophora strutiella Glaser 1975

Gypsophila struthium, Spain; from Glaser (1975b)

Gypsophila struthium, Spain, Almería, Sorbas, old gypsum quarry; © Pete & Ginny Clarke
tenanted case
feeding sines: the very tip of the leaves is not eaten out.
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Trivalved, light yellow brown, tubular silken case of 6.5-8 mm with a mounth angle of 35°; in most specimens the valves are somewhat gaping.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Gypsophila struthium.
phenology
Full grown cases were found end-May, early June.
distribution within Europe
Spain.
references
Glaser (1975b).
Last modified 7.ix.2018