Coleophora unigenella Svensson, 1966
case.
Yellowish brown spatulate leaf case, cut out of the margin of the leaf, and therefore bearing a high, lobed, keel. Therefore also do the left and right side differ in hairiness. The case is 5-7 mm long, the mouth angle c. 45°. The youth case differs from the later case only in size. Larvae at the underside of the leaves.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Dryas octopetala.
phenology
Autumn till spring. The larva continues feeding after the hibernation.
distribution within Europe
Fennoscandia and North Russia; Alps (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Described by Kyrki & Karvonen (1984a).
references
Burmann (1992a), Elmquist, Hellberg, Imby & Palmqvist (1994a), Kyrki & Karvonen (1984a), Svensson (1966a).