empty casebearer moth cases on mature fruits of great water dock (Rumex britannica) - Coleophora benestrigatella - BugGuide.Net

HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Casebearer Moths (Coleophoridae) » Coleophorinae » Coleophora » Silk Casebearers (Coleophora Silk Casebearers) » Coleophora benestrigatella - Hodges#1366 (Coleophora benestrigatella)

Photo#476232

Copyright © 2010 ophis

empty casebearer moth cases on mature fruits of great water dock (Rumex britannica) - Coleophora benestrigatella

Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
November 21, 2010
Size: 3.5-5 mm long

Dozens of cases found on single fruiting panicle. The closely related European herb Rumex hydrolapathum, also called great water dock, reportedly hosts Coleophora hydrolapathella, a moth which also occurs in North America, according to All-Leps. The seeds within the fruits were frequently pierced and eaten.

Images of this individual: tag all

empty casebearer moth cases on mature fruits of great water dock (Rumex britannica) - Coleophora benestrigatella

detached casebearer moth cases from mature fruits of great water dock (Rumex britannica) - Coleophora benestrigatella

opened casebearer moth cases from mature fruits of great water dock (Rumex britannica) - Coleophora benestrigatella

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by ophis on 1 December, 2010 - 7:39am
Last updated 18 July, 2012 - 10:07pm

Likely Coleophora benestrigatella

See the note on the guide page--and consider collecting these in the future for J-F Landry to examine. He also noted (responding to your notes below this photo): "BugGuide mentions hydrolapathella as occurring in NA, which is false (who reported this?). Its larval case, by the way, is completely different from that of therinella/benestrigatella."

… Charley Eiseman, 24 July, 2017 - 1:58pm

login or register to post comments

Moved

Moved from Casebearer Moths.
All-Leps has many errors. Coleophora hydrolapathella is not included in the North American species list at MPG, nor is it listed in (1). The only Rumex feeder listed in (1) is C. therinella, which makes a trivalved tubular silk case and feeds on seeds. Until another North American species is discovered with these larval habits, I think it is reasonable to label your cases as C. therinella.

… Charley Eiseman, 18 July, 2012 - 10:07pm

login or register to post comments

re: Moved

thanks for help

… ophis, 19 July, 2012 - 5:12am

login or register to post comments

host plant in situ

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ophis/5222326023/

… ophis, 1 December, 2010 - 7:49am

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact