Coleophora zelleriella Heinemann, 1854

case

Black pistol case. The case is covered with grey plant hairs, but to a variable degree. Compared to C. albidella on the same host plant, the case is not paunchy, and bent more sharply down to the rear end.

host plants

Salicaceae, monophagous

Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea.

In SE Europe also Quercus (Baldizzone, 2020a)

phenology

Larvae from autumn till June.

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

distribution within Europe

From Sweden to the Mediterranean, and from France to South Russia; not known from the Mediterranean Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

references

Baldizzone (1990b, 2004a, 2020a), Baldizzone & scalercio (2018a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Gielis, Huisman, Kuchlein ao (1985a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (1986b, 2012a), Huemer & Wiesner (1997a), Huisman & Koster (1996a, 1998a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Patzak (1974a,b), De Prins (1998a), Razowski (1990a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), Suire (1961a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1960a), Wullaert (2017a).