Coleophora fuscocuprella
| Coleophora fuscocuprella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. fuscocuprella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855[1] | |
Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to late June.[3]
The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus and Corylus avellana. They create a lobe case with many small leaf fragments attached to it. The larvae are attached to the leaf underside, where they make a large number of relatively small fleck mines.[4] Full-grown cases can be found in August and October. Pupation takes place in the case, usually attached to a trunk just above ground level.
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