Biology:Coleophora adjunctella
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| Coleophora adjunctella, Ynys, North Wales | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. adjunctella
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| Coleophora adjunctella | |
Coleophora adjunctella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[3] Coleophora species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. C. adjunctella characteristics include:- Head brownish. Antennae dark fuscous, faintly ringed anteriorly with whitish. Forewings rather dark shining greyish-brown ; costa narrowly white to beyond middle. Hindwings grey.[4]
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe.[5]
The larvae feed on saltmarsh rush (Juncus gerardii), feeding internally on the seeds and then from a case, which consists of a seed capsule.[6] Larvae can be found from August to May.
Distribution
The moth is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Romania, Italy and France and from Ireland to Ukraine and southern Russia.
References
- ↑ "Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ef822235-4b6a-4887-a73c-d8fc5106453b. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, J B. "A new species of Coleophora (C. adjunctella, Hodgk.)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 18: 189.
- ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=260690&p=1.
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ↑ "Moths of Suffolk". http://www.suffolkmothgroup.org.uk/cgi-bin/mos/account.cgi?code=0586.
- ↑ Edmunds, Rob. "37.068 Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882". http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Lepidoptera/C.adjunctella.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5143092 entry
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