Coleophora vibicella (Hübner, 1813)
large gold case-bearer
from Toll (1952a)
Genista tinctoria, France, dép. Ardennes, Givet, site du Fort Condé © Stéphane Claerebout
detail showing the pallium
dorsal view
younger case
feeding pattern
case
Larva in a huge (19 mm) shining black tubular silken case; mouth angle 60°. The end of the case is strongly rolled in (remnant of the youth case) and bears a small pallium.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Cytisus austriacus subsp. heuffelii; Genista sagittalis, tinctoria; Vicia.
phenology
The larvae are full grown around end June (Emmet ao, 1996a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Europe south of the line Britain – Ukraine; not in Ireland, possibly missing in the Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Described by Suire (1961a) and Emmet ao (1996a).
synonyms
Coleophora brunneella Müller-Rutz, 1922.
parasitoids, predators
notes
Species of xerothermic situations.
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1991b, 2004a, 2020a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1935a) Burmann (1992a), Emmet, Langmaid, Bland ao (1996a), Hering (1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (2012a), Kasy (1965a, 1985a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (199a), Kvičala (1938a), Nel (1992c), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman, ao (1993a), Patzak (1974a,b), Razowski (1990a), Robbins (1991a), Seven (2006a), Skala (1951a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).