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Coleophora galbulipennella Zeller, 1838 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora galbulipennella Zeller, 1838. Hist. nat. Lép. Fr. Suppl. 4 (Noct.): 299, pl. 75, fig. 7. Coleophora obliterata Toll, 1952. Bull. ent. Soc. Mulhouse 56: fig'd. Coleophora otitae Zeller, 1839. Isis 32: 207.

Leaf-mine: The final case is about 12mm long and many may be found on a single plant. The white case has distinctive longitudinal stripes (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Caryophyllaceae       Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly British leafminers Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Silene otites Spanish Catchfly Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Caryophyllaceae       Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly Nederlandse bladmineerders Silene otites Spanish Catchfly Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: The eggs are laid on the plant in August-September and the larva feeds in the autumn and overwinters (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Apparently widespread in Britain including East Kent and Kirkudbright (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC, NE and SNH). Its recorded hosts - Nottingham catchfly (Silene nutans) and Spanish catchfly (Silene otites) - have rather scattered distributions (see NBN Gateway distribution map). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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