Coleophora albidella

Coleophora albidella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. albidella
Binomial name
	Coleophora albidella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	List Tinea albidella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 ; Phalena (Tinea) trembleyella Villers, 1789 ; Coleophora incanella Tengström, 1848 ; Coleophora anatipennella[verification needed] Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935 (non Hübner, 1796: preoccupied) ; Coleophora razowskii Capuse, 1971 ; ;

Coleophora albidella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described in 1775 by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller,

Description

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. White with sparse, sometimes obscure, darker speckling. Forewing ground colour white. Apical cilia greyish fuscous. Antennal scape with a well-developed basal tuft. Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.^[1]^[2]

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on various species of willow including, Salix repens, Salix aurita, Salix cinerea and sometimes Salix caprea.^[3]

Distribution

It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

References

^ Kimber, Ian. "37.050 BF532 Coleophora albidella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoth. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
^ Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)
^ Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) white sallow case-bearer on Salix". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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[1] Kimber, Ian. "37.050 BF532 Coleophora albidella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoth. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

[2] Emmet A.M., Langmaid J.R., Bland K.P., Corley M.G.V. & Razowski J, Coleophoridae in A. Maitland Emmet ed., 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)

[3] Ellis, W N. "Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) white sallow case-bearer on Salix". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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