Coleophora ochripennella
Encyclopedia
Coleophora ochripennella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found from Germany
and Poland
to the Pyrenees
, Italy
and Greece
.
The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Glechoma hederacea
, Lamium album
, Lamium purpureum, Stachys officinalis
and Stachys sylvatica
. They create a hairy, slender, largely dark brown lobe case of 8-10 mm long. The mouth angle is 80-90° and the case is slightly compressed. Larvae can be found from October to May.
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 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...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
to the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
The larvae feed on Ballota nigra, Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as Ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground or Creeping Charlie. It has numerous medicinal uses, and is commonly used as a tasty salad green in many countries...
, Lamium album
Lamium album
Lamium album is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native throughout Europe and Western Asia, growing in a variety of habitats from open grassland to woodland, generally on moist, fertile soils.-Growth:...
, Lamium purpureum, Stachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis, is commonly known as Purple Betony, Betaine , Betonie , Bishopwort, Lousewort, Wild hop, Wood betony , or Bishop's wort....
and Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica, commonly known as Hedge Woundwort, is a perennial grassland herb growing to 80 cm tall....
. They create a hairy, slender, largely dark brown lobe case of 8-10 mm long. The mouth angle is 80-90° and the case is slightly compressed. Larvae can be found from October to May.