Coleophora anatipennella is a moth of the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae).
Taxonomy It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is the type species of its genus (Coleophora) and, via that, of its family.
It is not completely understood to what moth Johann August Ephraim Goeze's 1783 description of the supposedly distinct C. bernoulliella refers to, but it is presumed to be the same species as C. anatipennella.
Description
The wingspan is . Head white. Antennae white, ringed with pale brownish. Basal joint with rather long tuft. Forewings white, posteriorly sprinkled with brownish. Costal cilia without dark line. Hindwings rather dark grey.Meyrick, E., 1895. A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionEmmet 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)
Range and ecology C. anatipennella is found in Europe eastwards to the Ural Mountains; southeastwards its range extends across Asia Minor to Iran. 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: 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)
References
External links
Coleophora anatipennella at UKmoths