HOME : Introduction : Methods : Miners : Parasitoids Host plants by Scientific name : Common name References : Web resources : Acknowledgements : Recent changes : Index : Search

Coleophora ibipennella Zeller, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora ibipennella Zeller, 1849. Linn. ent. 4: 285. Coleophora alba Toll, 1952. Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse 28: fig'd. Coleophora peralba Toll, 1954. Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 32: 102, fig'd.

Leaf-mine: The larva builds a distinctive 'pistol-case' with a 'handle' of pale greyish silk (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September to October, feeding again from April to May or mid-June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: July and August (UKMoths) Distribution in Britain: Widespread in England, including East Kent, Hereford, Middlesex, North Hants, North Lincoln, South Devon, South Essex, South Lincoln, Surrey, West Gloucester and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC and NE). Confusion over its distribution is compounded by the fact that this species was formerly known as ardeaepennella, and the previous ibipennella is a birch (Betula) feeder, now known as C. betulella (UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widely dsitributed in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in Near East and North Afroca (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

External links:	Search the internet:
British leafminers NBN Gateway Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea [288818] UKMoths	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 22-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin