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Coleophora
pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839 Ling Case-bearer Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 26. |
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Leaf-miner and case-bearer: The larva forms a distinctive black case from silk, from which it feeds on the foliage or flowers of heather or bell heather. The larval case reaches around 9 mm in length when fully fed (UKMoths). The shiny black case is also illustrated in British leafminers and described in (Bladmineerders van Europa).
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). See Emmet et al. (1996a), Suire (1961a) (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). The pupa is formed in the larval case, which is attached to the tip of a shoot in full sunshine (UKMoths). Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths by Tymo Muus. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk. Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time of year - larvae: September - May (British leafminers) or June (UKMoths). Time of year - adults: The adults fly mainly in June and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: A fairly common species throughout much of mainland Britain, inhabiting moorland, heaths and bogs (UKMoths) including Anglesey, Banffshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Berwickshire, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Dunbartonshire, Durham, East Cornwall, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Easterness, Glamorgan, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Linlithgow, Merionethshire, Middlesex, North Aberdeenshire, Nottinghamshire, Outer Hebrides, Shropshire, South Aberdeenshire, Stafford, Stirlingshire, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Cornwall, West Suffolk and Westmorland (NBN Atlas). Also occurs sparsely in Ireland (UKMoths and Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Also recorded in Near East and North Africa (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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