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Coleophora
ibipennella Zeller, 1849 Forest Case-bearer
Coleophora
ibipennella Zeller, 1849. Linn.
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Leaf-miner and case-bearer: The larva builds a distinctive 'pistol-case' with a 'handle' of pale greyish silk (UKMoths). The full grown larva in a black pistol case of 7 mm long. The mouth angle is c. 80°. From the rear end a grey silken cloak (pallium) hangs down to almost halfway the mouth (Bladmineerders van Europa). The case is also illustrated in the Encyclopedia of Life.
Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples). Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths (by Rob Edmunds) and the Encyclopedia of Life. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk. Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time of year - larvae: September to October, feeding again from April to May or mid-June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: July and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in England, including Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, East Gloucestershire, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntiingdonshire, Middlesex, North Hampshire, North Somerset, Shropshire, South Essex, South Hampshire, South-west Yorkshire, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Worcestershire (NBN Atlas). Confusion over its distribution is compounded by the fact that this species was formerly known as Coleophora ardeaepennella and the fact that Coleophora betullela on Betula has been misidentified as Coleophora ibipennella (UKMoths). Also recorded from the Republic of Ireland. See National Biodiversity Data Centre Map). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in Near East and North Afroca (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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