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Coleophora siccifolia

Synonyms: Coleophora betulifolia; Eupista siccifolia

Wikipedia Abstract

Coleophora siccifolia is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula lutea, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Crataegus laevigata, Malus domestica, Sorbus aucuparia and Tilia species. They create a tubular leaf case. It is almost barrel-shaped, with a large leaf fragment that, while withering, folds itself around the tube. Before a larva leaves a mine to start a new one, it often detaches the upper epidermis by cutting along the sides of the mine. The detached epidermis either falls off or dries and curls. Full-grown larvae can be found in August in Great Britain and in October in continental Europe.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Blean Complex 1286 England, United Kingdom
Corsydd Eifionydd 357 Wales, United Kingdom  
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses 2346 England/Wales, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam)[1]
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[1]
Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[1]
Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain Ash)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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