Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929
jointed-rush case-bearer
on Juncus
parasite
The larva feeds on the seeds, living in a seed case: a dark brown, 6-7 mm long, trivalved silken tube, the anterior half enclosed by the remnant of a flower. The mouth angle is 15°-20°.
host plants
Juncaceae, monophagous
Juncus articulatus, gerardii.
phenology
Larvae in August-September; once full fed they leave the host plant.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Coleophora cratipennella auct. nec Clemens.
notes
The case is almost indistinguishable from the one of C. taeniipennella on the sane host plant.
references
Baldizzone (1985c, 1989c, 1996a, 2020a), Baldizzone & Landry (1993a), Baldizzone, Tokár & Kovács (2004a), Biesenbaum, Leideritz & Seliger (2005a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Huisman & Koster (1997a, 1999a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Michaelis (1983a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), Patzak (1974a), Robbins (1991a), Sauter & Whitebread (2005a), Steeman & Sierens (2019a), Wegner (2010a), Wullaert (2018a).