Coleophora milvipennis

Coleophora milvipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. milvipennis
Binomial name
Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
Eupista milvipennis

Coleophora milvipennis is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in all of Europe, east to Japan (Hokkaido).^[2]

Elm leaf eaten by the larva

Larva

Larval case

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing in one generation per year from late June to July.^[4]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Alnus viridis, Betula nana, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana and Myrica gale. They create a spatulate leaf case. It is slender, bivalved and 8–11 mm long, with a slight curve at the rear end. The end is laterally compressed. The mouth angle is about 45°. The fleck mines are often conspicuously brown.^[5] Larvae can be found almost year-round.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Descriptions Of Nine New Species Of The Genus Coleophora From Japan, With Notes On Other Species (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
3. microlepidoptera.nl
4. Lepidoptera of Belgium
5. bladmineerders.nl