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| uma traça, Coleophora badiipennella pale elm-case bearer |
37.011 BF497
Coleophora badiipennella
(Duponchel, [1843])
Wingspan 9-11 mm.
Locally distributed throughout much of Europe.
The adults fly in June and July and occasionally come to light.
The larva constructs a case from a fragment of a leaf of the foodplant, elm (Ulmus), after mining a narrow gallery.
It occurs around the edges of woodland and prefers saplings to mature trees.
The larva constructs a case from a fragment of a leaf of the foodplant, elm (Ulmus), after mining a narrow gallery.
It occurs around the edges of woodland and prefers saplings to mature trees.
