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Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 208.

Leaf-mine: Larva mines leaves (British leafminers). The larva builds a case from silk, resembling a razor shell in appearance. (UKMoths). The full-grown case is 12mm long and blackish-brown (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Arctium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Centaurea     British leafminers Centaurea     UKMoths Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cirsium     UKMoths Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle British leafminers Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Serratula tinctoria Saw-wort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Arctium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Centaurea jacea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious Hering, 1957a Serratula tinctoria Saw-wort Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: August to October on Thistle, probably full-grown in autumn. September to October on Knapweed, feeding again from April until May or June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The nocturnal adults fly in July and August and are attracted to light (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Occurring throughout most of the British Isles (UKMoths), including Brecon, Durham, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, East Sussex, Mid Perth, North Hants, South-west York, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Kent, West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC, NE and SNH) and Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and North, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. Also recorded in the East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin