Coleophora idaeella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland.
Coleophora idaeella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Coleophoridae |
Genus: | Coleophora |
Species: | C. idaeella
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Binomial name | |
Coleophora idaeella |
The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males and 11.5–13.5 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea.[2] The larvae overwinter twice. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
References
edit- ^ "Coleophora idaeella Hofmann, 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora idaeella Hofmann, 1869 scotch case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 November 2019.