Coleophora flavipennella

Coleophora flavipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. flavipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora flavipennella (Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
Ornix flavipennella Duponchel, 1843

Coleophora flavipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843 and is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewing is plain yellow-brown. The antenna white ringed fuscous from base to beyond half length of flagellum. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and northern red oak (Quercus rubra). Young larvae make a tiny blotch mine and then create a leaf case from the mined leaf fragment. Later this first case is enlarged with silk. The small leaf fragment remains part of the case. The final case is a light brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm (0.28 in) with a mouth angle of about 45°. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

External links

• Media related to Coleophora flavipennella at Wikimedia Commons
• Coleophora flavipennella at UKMoths