Coleophora kuehnella

Coleophora kuehnella
Larval case
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. kuehnella
Binomial name
Coleophora kuehnella (Goeze, 1783)
Synonyms
List Coleophora palliatella Tinea kuehnella Tinea lamellifera Tinea lamellatella Tinea palliatella Zincken, 1783 Ornix pallipennella Ornix auricigrandella Coleophora enervatella

Coleophora kuehnella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was first described by Johann Goeze in 1783 and is found in Asia and Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak (Quercus species), and supposedly also Prunus and willow (Salix species). Full-grown larvae live in a black pistol case of about 8 mm, with a mouth angle of about 90°. The case is covered by a silken mantle that hangs from its rear end, and almost covers the case. The larvae mine the leaf from the underside, making many, unusually small fleckmines. Full-grown larvae can be found in early June.

Distribution

It is found in Europe (from Italy, across Central Europe up to Southern Scandinavia), the Caucasus and Turkey.

External links

Media related to Coleophora kuehnella at Wikimedia Commons

• Swedish Moths