Coleophora ochrea

Coleophora ochrea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828.

Coleophora ochrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. ochrea
Binomial name
Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828) [1]
Synonyms
List Porrectaria ochrea Haworth, 1828 Coleophora argentivittella Toll, 1952 Coleophora digrammella Toll, 1954 Ornix argentipennella Duponchel, 1838 Coleophora argentipennella Coleophora hapsella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora ochraea castelensis Rebel, 1919 Coleophora quadrilineolella Turati, 1932

Description

The wingspan is 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in). Adults have ochreous forewings. They are on wing from July to August.[2]

The larvae feed on white rock-rose (Helianthemum apenninum), common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium), Helianthemum nummularium obscurum and annual rock-rose (Tuberaria guttata). They create a large, composite leaf case of 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) length. The fully developed case consists of three successive leaf fragments. It is light brown, bivalved and has a mouth angle of about 45°.[3] Larvae can be found from September to the end of May of the following year.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Crete and from Great Britain to southern Russia.[3]

References

1. "Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. Kimber, Ian. "37.060 BF531 Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
3. Ellis, W N. "Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828) large buff case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

Sprig of Helianthemum chamaecistus with mined leaves and a larva-case attached