Biology:Coleophora asteris

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Short description: Species of moth

Coleophora asteris
Coleophora asteris MM19561.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. asteris
Binomial name
Coleophora asteris
Muhlig, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora tripoliella Hodgkinson, 1875

Coleophora asteris is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in North Africa and Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults have brownish buff forewing with white along the veins, and a scatter of blackish scales on both the white and buff areas. They are on wing from June to September.[2]

The larvae feed on the seeds of European Michaelmas-daisy (Aster amellus) and sea aster (Tripolium vulgare). They create a brown silken cigar-shaped case with slight wrinkling about 6 mm in length. Larvae can be found in September and October. They overwinter in debris until pupation which takes place in the case, in June.

Subspecies

  • Coleophora asteris asteris
  • Coleophora asteris abbreviata Falkovitsh, 1993 (eastern Siberia)[3]

Distribution

Coleophora asteris has been found from Ireland to Germany , Austria and Romania and from Norway and Sweden to France , Italy and Hungary. It has also been recorded from Crete and North Africa.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q5143236 entry