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Coleophora potentillae

Synonyms: Coleophora bothnicella; Eupista potentillae

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora potentillae is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, and from Ireland to Poland. The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Rosaceae herbs and shrubs (Potentilla, Rosa, Rubus) and some other plants (e.g. Helianthemum or birches, Betula). They create an off-white (sometimes darker) lobe cae, that lies almost flat on the leaf. It has a mouth angle of 30°-50°. The lobes are cut from the lower epidermis. Full-grown larvae can be found in autumn.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Solent Maritime 27985 England, United Kingdom

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Predators

Diadegma elishae[1]

Providers

Parasite of 
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Salix cinerea (large gray willow)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Ecology of Commanster
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0