Coleophora pyrrhulipennella

Coleophora pyrrhulipennella
	Coleophora pyrrhulipennella North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pyrrhulipennella
Binomial name
	Coleophora pyrrhulipennella; Zeller, 1839

Coleophora pyrrhulipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Description

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Coleophora species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. C. pyrrhulipennella characteristics include head light bronzy-grey, whitish-mixed. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint with light ochreous-greyish tuft. Forewings brownish-ochreous, lighter dorsally ; a costal streak, one in disc from middle, one along fold, and one along dorsum shining white. Hindwings grey.^[2] Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.^[3]

Adults are on wing in June and July.^[4]

The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris), tree heath (Erica arborea), bell heather (Erica cinerea), Erica manipuliflora and crossed-leaf heath (Erica tetralix).^[5]

Distribution

The moth is found from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean and from Ireland and Portugal to Romania and Crete.

References

^ "Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ 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. "37.055 BF541 Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839". UKmoths. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-05-04.