Coleophora alticolella

Species of moth

Coleophora alticolella

Coleophora alticolella, Trawscoed, North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Coleophoridae
Genus:  | Coleophora
Species:  |

C. alticolella

Binomial name
Coleophora alticolella

Zeller, 1849[1]

Coleophora alticolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Europe and North America.

## Descriptions[edit]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Head pale ochreous. Antennae white, ringed with light fuscous anteriorly except at apex. Forewings light yellow-ochreous ; costa white to near apex ; veins marked with fine whitish lines ; costal cilia posteriorly pale yellow-ochreous, tips white. Hindwings grey.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July and possibly again from late April to May.[3]

First generation larvae feed on the seedheads of rushes (Juncus species), woodrush (Luzula species) and club-rush (Scirpus species), while the second generation feeds on glasswort (Salicornia species). They create a whitish case with yellowish brown granules. It is about 6 mm long with a mouth angle of 0°-5°.[4]

## Distribution[edit]

The moth is found in most of Europe (including Iceland) and is also known from North America.[1][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. ^ 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
3. ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.073 BF584 Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849". UKmoths. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
4. ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849 common rush case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. ^ "421638.00 – 1379 – Coleophora alticolella – Zeller, 1849". Moths Photographers Group. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5143162
* Wikispecies: Coleophora alticolella
* BioLib: 47084
* BOLD: 86900
* CoL: WY63
* EoL: 953744
* EUNIS: 301555
* Fauna Europaea: 436010
* Fauna Europaea (new): afffcd51-2aee-47cc-b782-fffb32a1e4a0
* GBIF: 5120668
* iNaturalist: 875230
* IRMNG: 10253148
* LepIndex: 124251
* LoB: 5869
* MONA: 1379
* NatureServe: 2.945210
* NBN: NHMSYS0000501826
* NCBI: 1150031
* Observation.org: 25859
* PPE: coleophora-alticolella

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