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Coleophora
albitarsella Zeller, 1849 White-legged Case-bearer Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849. Linn. ent. 4: 378. |
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Leaf-miner and case-bearer: Blotch mines reaching the edge of the leaf, initially pale green turning brownish white, are caused by the larva feeding on the underside of a leaf (UKMoths). The fully developed case is slender, shining black brown, about 9 mm long. Towards the end a narrow, transparent yellowish ventral keel. Mouth angle 50-60°. Cases on the leaf underside (Bladmineerders van Europa). The mine is illustrated in British Leafminers. The case is also illustrated in British leafminers and UKMoths. Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples). The larva is illustrated in Bladmineerders van Europa. Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). Pupation from May to early June is in the case, usually attached to a hard surface such as a rock or post (UKMoths). Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths by Nigel Whinney. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk. Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere: Time of year - larvae: August - May (British leafminers). The larva starts feeding and case making in August, overwinters half grown, recommences feeding in early March and is full-grown in May (UKMoths). Time of year - adults: Mid-June to August (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Throughout England and Wales and a few places in Scotland, in open and shady habitats where the foodplants occurs (UKMoths) including Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Durham, East Cornwall, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sussex, Glamorgan, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Leicestershire, North Somerset, North-west Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire, Stafford, Surrey, West Gloucestershire, West Norfolk and West Suffolk (NBN Atlas). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species: British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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