Coleophora tamesis
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| Coleophora tamesis, North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. tamesis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929
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Coleophora tamesis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Asia and Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Wingspan 11-14 mm. Head and thorax greyish-brown. Labial palps light grey. Forewings yellowish-brown with a yellowish-white line at the costa from base to tip. In the middle of the forewing yellow-white longitudinal lines. Hindwings grey. [1][2]
Adults are on wing from mid-June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on the generative organs of jointed rush (Juncus articulatus) and saltmarsh rush (Juncus gerardii), forming a case made from silk and the remains of the seed capsule. It is 6–7 mm in length and the mouth angle is 15–20°.[4] The case is similar to Coleophora taeniipennella which also uses the same host plants.[4] The larvae overwinter with pupation taking place in May and June.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in most of Europe and is also known from the eastern part of the Palearctic realm and the Near East.[5] It is also found in China.[6]
Further reading
[edit]- Emmet, A M (1996), The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, Yponomeutidae-Elachistidae
- Langmaid J R, Palmer S M, Young M R (2018), A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ 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)
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.070 BF583 Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929 jointed-rush case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Three New Species And Seven Newly Recorded Species Of The Genus Coleophora From China (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae)
External links
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