Coleophora adjunctella

Description

Coleophora adjunctella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Romania, Italy and France and from Ireland to Ukraine and southern Russia. The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Coleophora species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus.The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. C. adjunctella characteristics include:- Head brownish. Antennae dark fuscous, faintly ringed anteriorly with whitish. Forewings rather dark shining greyish-brown ; costa narrowly white to beyond middle. Hindwings grey. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to July in western Europe. The larvae feed on Juncus gerardii. The larva feeds internally on the seeds and then from a case, which consists of a seed capsule. Larvae can be found from August to May.