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Coleophora ornatipennella

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Species of moth

Coleophora ornatipennella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. ornatipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora ornatipennella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ornatipennella Hübner, 1796
  • Porrectaria ornatea Haworth, 1828

Coleophora ornatipennella is a small moth of the family Coleophoridae.

Distribution

It is found in central and south-eastern Europe (from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania as well as in southern and northern Russia and Estonia) and in the Near East. It is also found in China.

Description

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Forewings are yellowish and apically falcate, with dark gray stripes.

Behavior

The moth flies in May and June depending on the location. The larvae feed on Alopecurus, Anthoxanthum, Avena, Briza, Bromus, Dactylis glomerata, Holcus, Koeleria and Poa species. Larvae can be found from October to May.

Gallery

  • Coleophora ornatipennella. Illustration from Stainton's Natural History of the Tineina (1859) Coleophora ornatipennella. Illustration from Stainton's Natural History of the Tineina (1859)
  • Mined grass leaf blade with larval case attached Mined grass leaf blade with larval case attached
  • Larva Larva

References

  1. Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
  2. Giorgio Baldizzone, Jacques Nel and Jean-François Landry (2014). "Coleophora nepetellae Baldizzone & Nel, a new species of the C. lixella group (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from France and Italy". ZooKeys (459): 119–135. doi:10.3897/zookeys.459.7983. PMC 4283635. PMID 25561856.
  3. "Coleophora ornatipennella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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