Coleophora galbulipennella
Encyclopedia
Coleophora galbulipennella is a moth
of the family Coleophoridae
or leaf miner
. It is known from Europe
, where it is found from Sweden
to Spain
, Italy
and Greece
and from Great Britain
to southern Russia
.
The wingspan
is 15–17 mm. The moth flies in August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Silene nutans, Silene otites, Silene italica, Arenaria grandiflora, Cerastium arvense
and Lychnis viscaria. Silene nutans can sometimes be found in the UK National Vegetation Classification
habitat communities: the very widespread MG1 (Arrhenatherum elatius grassland)
, and thus can be found where Arrhenatherum elatius
, (also known as false oat grass), and/or Dactylis glomerata
, (cocks foot), occurs. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case of about 12 mm long. The case is yellowish white, with several characteristic dark length lines. The mouth angle is about 40°.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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or leaf miner
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
. It is known from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, where it is found from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
to Spain
Spain
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, Italy
Italy
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and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and from Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
to southern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 15–17 mm. The moth flies in August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Silene nutans, Silene otites, Silene italica, Arenaria grandiflora, Cerastium arvense
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium arvense is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name field chickweed. It is a widespread species, occurring throughout Europe and North America, as well as parts of South America. It is a variable species. There are several subspecies, but the number and...
and Lychnis viscaria. Silene nutans can sometimes be found in the UK National Vegetation Classification
National Vegetation Classification
National Vegetation Classification could refer to:* the British National Vegetation Classification * the United States National Vegetation Classification Standard...
habitat communities: the very widespread MG1 (Arrhenatherum elatius grassland)
British NVC community MG1
British NVC community MG1 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.It is a very widespread community throughout the British lowlands...
, and thus can be found where Arrhenatherum elatius
Arrhenatherum elatius
-Introduction:Arrhenatherum elatius, with the common names false oat-grass, tall oat-grass, tall meadow oat, onion couch and tuber oat-grass, is a perennial species of grass, common in the temperate regions of Europe....
, (also known as false oat grass), and/or Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata, Cock's-foot and orchard grass, is a common species of grass in the genus Dactylis, native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.-Distribution:...
, (cocks foot), occurs. They create a trivalved, tubular silken case of about 12 mm long. The case is yellowish white, with several characteristic dark length lines. The mouth angle is about 40°.