Coleophora vacciniella Herrich-Schäffer 1861 (Family Coleophoridae)


Larval Case on Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Egg Larva Pupa Adult
July July - Spring
(Earliest: 10.5)
? May - July

Biotopes:
Peat Bogs and Mires

Heath and Moorland
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Vaccinium myrtillus

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Parasitoids:
Gelis agilis Larva

Itoplectis maculator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Coleophora vacciniella
Lepiforum: Coleophora vacciniella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Coleophora vacciniella


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