Coleophora vestalella Staudinger, 1859
on Anthyllis
from Toll (1962a)
Anthyllis cytisoides, Spain © Reijo Siloaho; from Tabell, 2012a).
case
Laterally strongly compressed, 8 mm long composite leaf case with a mouth angle of about 45°. Moreover, the mouth opening has shifted considerably to one side. The case consists of only a few leaf fragments that closely fit, therefore do not extend out of the outline of the case. Most mines in the lower leaves.
hostplants
Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous
Anthyllis cytisoides.
phenology
Full grown larvae in May – June.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
France, Spain, Mallorca (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
See Nel (1991a).
references
Baldizzone ao (1981a), Hering (1936b, 1957a), Nel (1991a), Tabell (2012a), Toll (1962a).