Coleophora potentillae Elisha 1885 (Family Coleophoridae)


Leaf Mines on Rubus fruticosus

Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - May
(Earliest: 14.8)
May June - August

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Many Rosaceae

Salix cinerea
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Betula
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Coleophora potentillae
Lepiforum: Coleophora potentillae
British Leafminers: Coleophora potentillae
UK Fly Mines: Coleophora potentillae
Plant Parasites of Europe: Coleophora potentillae


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