The wingspan is about 11–13 mm. Adults are buff or brown with a white costal streak and some other smaller white streaks. Head white, crown sometimes ochreous-tinged. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal joint with rather spreading hairs. Forewings shining yellow -ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; a white costal streak from base to near apex ; a short fine line in disc, one along fold, and one along dorsum white, often almost obsolete. Hindwings grey.[2] They are on wing in July in western Europe.[3]
The larvae feed on common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), narrowleaf trefoil (Lotus tenuis) and greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus). Young larvae make a narrow winding corridor with much frass in a broad central line. In the end, the corridor widens into an oval blotch, usually close to the leaf margin, out of which the first case is made. The full grown-larva lives in a greyish brown composite leaf case of about 6 mm, attached to the underside of a leaf. The oldest part of the case is bivalved, laterally compressed, and is at an angle of 70° with the anterior part of the case. The mouth angle is about 40°.[4] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
^"Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 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
coleophora, discordella, moth, family, coleophoridae, first, described, philipp, christoph, zeller, 1849, found, europe, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, coleophoridaegenus, c. Coleophora discordella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849 and is found in Europe Coleophora discordellaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily ColeophoridaeGenus ColeophoraSpecies C discordellaBinomial nameColeophora discordellaZeller 1849 1 SynonymsColeophora dorycniella Hartig 1939 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe wingspan is about 11 13 mm Adults are buff or brown with a white costal streak and some other smaller white streaks Head white crown sometimes ochreous tinged Antennae white ringed with dark fuscous basal joint with rather spreading hairs Forewings shining yellow ochreous slightly brownish tinged a white costal streak from base to near apex a short fine line in disc one along fold and one along dorsum white often almost obsolete Hindwings grey 2 They are on wing in July in western Europe 3 The larvae feed on common bird s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus narrowleaf trefoil Lotus tenuis and greater bird s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Young larvae make a narrow winding corridor with much frass in a broad central line In the end the corridor widens into an oval blotch usually close to the leaf margin out of which the first case is made The full grown larva lives in a greyish brown composite leaf case of about 6 mm attached to the underside of a leaf The oldest part of the case is bivalved laterally compressed and is at an angle of 70 with the anterior part of the case The mouth angle is about 40 4 Full grown larvae can be found in May Distribution editIt is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland References edit Coleophora discordella Zeller 1849 Fauna Europaea Retrieved 10 December 2019 Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and description Kimber Ian 37 044 BF547 Coleophora discordella Zeller 1849 UKmoths Retrieved 10 December 2019 bladmineerders nl Archived from the original on 2010 09 21 Retrieved 2011 04 29 External links edit nbsp Media related to Coleophora discordella at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Sprig of Lotus corniculatus with case attached nbsp Larva nbsp Larval case nbsp This article on a moth of the family Coleophoridae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coleophora discordella amp oldid 1146141827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
