Coleophora repentis
Encyclopedia
Coleophora repentis is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in the Alps
and the Tatra Mountains
.
The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens
. Young larvae create a broad corridor mine. The first case is made out of this mine. Later, they make large fleck mines that may occupy three quarters of the leaf surface. To do this, they have to leave their case. Before moving to a new leaf they make a new case out of the old mine. The case is a trivalved tubular leaf case of 4-6.5 mm long with a mouth angle of about 40°.
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
| name = Case-bearers| image = Coleophoridae-01 .jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult of an unidentified case-bearer species| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| superfamilia = Gelechioidea...
family. It is found in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and the Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains...
.
The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens
Gypsophila repens
Gypsophila repens is a perennial plant of the genus Gypsophila. It can grow around 20 cm tall and has white, lilac or light purple flowers....
. Young larvae create a broad corridor mine. The first case is made out of this mine. Later, they make large fleck mines that may occupy three quarters of the leaf surface. To do this, they have to leave their case. Before moving to a new leaf they make a new case out of the old mine. The case is a trivalved tubular leaf case of 4-6.5 mm long with a mouth angle of about 40°.