Coleophora telonica Nel, 1991

Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae

case

Greyisch composite leaf case of c. 9 mm, built from 3-5, obiquely placed, mined leaf fragments; mouth angle 50-60°.

hostplants

Brassicaceae, monophagous

Hormathophylla spinosa.

phenology

Hibernation in stil small cases; full grown larvae in spring, when the hostplant is developing new foliage.

distribution within Europe

Southern France.

references

Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Lanfry (1999a), Huemer (2009a), Nel (1991a).

03/04/2017