Coleophora anatipennella

Coleophora anatipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. anatipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora anatipennella (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
[1] Coleophora anatipenella (lapsus) Coleophora tiliella Zeller, 1849 Tinea anatipenella Hübner, 1796 Tinea anatipenella (lapsus) Tinea bernoulliella Goeze, 1783 (but see text) Porrectaria anatipennis Haworth, 1828 Coleophora anatipennella var. obscurella Krulikovskij, 1909 Coleophora albidella Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935 Coleophora ringoniella Oku, 1965 Coleophora malivorella Matsumura, 1905

Coleophora anatipennella is a moth of the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae). It is the type species of its genus (Coleophora) and, via that, of its family.^[1]

Sloe twig with leaf eaten by the larva and a case attached to the stem

Larva

It is not completely understood to what moth J.F.A. Goeze's 1783 description of the supposedly distinct C. bernoulliella refers to, but it is presumed to be the same species as C. anatipennella.^[1]

Range and ecology

C. anatipennella is found in Europe eastwards to the Ural Mountains; southeastwards its range extends across Asia Minor to Iran.^[1] It has also been recorded from Japan.

The caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves of Rosaceae and Fagales trees, as well as some others. Recorded host plants are:^[1]

• eurosids I: Rosales: Rosaceae
  • Crataegus (hawthorns)
  • Malus domestica (apple), and possibly other Malus
  • Prunus (cherries, plums and peaches), including wild cherry (Prunus avium), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), and possibly others
  • Pyrus communis (European pear)
  • Sorbus aucuparia (European rowan), and possibly other Sorbus
• eurosids I: Fagales: Betulaceae
  • Alnus (alders)
  • Betula (birches)
  • Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam)
  • Corylus avellana (common hazel)
• eurosids I: Fagales: Fagaceae
  • Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut)
  • Quercus (oaks)
• eurosids I: Malpighiales: Salicaceae
  • Salix (willows)
• eurosids II: Malvales: Malvaceae
  • Tilia (limes)
• Basal asterids: Cornales: Cornaceae
  • Cornus sanguinea (common dogwood)

Before hibernation the young larvae make tiny mines. After hibernation, they continue window feeding. In this latter stage the larve lives in a shining black pistol case of about 7 mm. The mouth angle is 70°-80°.^[2]

Footnotes

References

• Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Coleophora. Version of 2010-FEB-01. Retrieved 2010-APR-13.