Coleophora asteris
Encyclopedia
Coleophora asteris is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found from Ireland
to Germany
, Austria
and Romania
and from Norway
and Sweden
to France
, Italy
and Hungary
. It has also been recorded from Crete
and North Africa
.
The wingspan
is 10-15 mm. Adults have brownish buff forewing with white along the veins, and a scatter of blackish scales on both the white and buff areas. They are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Aster amellus
and Tripolium vulgare. They create a brown silken cigar-shaped case with slight wrinkling. It is about 6 mm in length. Larvae can be found from September to October. They overwinter in debris until pupation takes place in June.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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family. It is found from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Italy
Italy
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and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It has also been recorded from Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 10-15 mm. Adults have brownish buff forewing with white along the veins, and a scatter of blackish scales on both the white and buff areas. They are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Aster amellus
Aster amellus
Aster amellus or the European Michaelmas Daisy is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Aster, belonging to the Asteraceae family.-Etymology:...
and Tripolium vulgare. They create a brown silken cigar-shaped case with slight wrinkling. It is about 6 mm in length. Larvae can be found from September to October. They overwinter in debris until pupation takes place in June.
Subspecies
- Coleophora asteris asteris
- Coleophora asteris abbreviata Falkovitsh, 1993 (eastern Siberia)