Coleophora hemerobiella

Fruit tree case moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. hemerobiella
Binomial name
Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena hemerobiella Scopoli, 1763

Coleophora hemerobiella, the fruit tree case moth is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in western Europe.

Description

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have whitish forewings speckled with dark grey and usually an obvious blackish spot at around three-quarters. They are on wing in July in western Europe.[2]

The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster bacillaris, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Crataegus laevigata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus intermedia, Spiraea x bumalda and x Spiraea vanhouttei.[3] Full-grown cases can be found from the end of May to early June.

Distribution

It is found in western Europe, except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.

References

1. "Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2. Kimber, Ian. "37.039 BF523 Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

External links

Media related to Coleophora hemerobiella at Wikimedia Commons

Mined pear leaf

Larval case

Larva