38. COLEOPHORIDAE

Forewing sometimes uniformly suffused, occasionally with ill-defined paler area.

Forewing sometimes shining, e.g. C. albitarsa (couplet 13).

9.5-13.0mm. June to early August. Forewing metallic golden green, darker and with purple reflections towards apex. Basal half of flagellum thickened with shining metallic scales.

Occasionally flagellum almost unicolorous dark.

11.0-15.0mm. June to early August. Forewing metallic golden green with purplish reflection, darker towards apex.

Late May to early August. Forewing metallic golden green, darker and with slight purplish reflection towards apex. Head with upper margin of eye edged yellowish orange, lower margin with pale ochreous hairs.

Late May to late August. Forewing bronzy green, darker with purplish reflection towards apex. Head with upper and lower margins of eye dark coloured.

White appearance of forewing may occur in worn specimens of species with dark scales or indistinct longitudinal yellow markings. See couplet 88.

See couplets 53 and 102.

7.5-10.0mm. May and June. Frons, vertex, thorax and forewing shining dark greyish brown. Flagellum usually annulated in distal part. See couplet 12.

Forewing not shining.

Mid May to early July. Flagellum sometimes annulated. Labial palpus unusually short for a coleophorid moth. See couplet 17

Rare form with flagellum dark throughout. See couplet 21.

9.0-11.0mm. Late May and June. Frons, vertex, thorax and forewing shining dark greyish brown. Exceptionally some dark rings in basal part of white apical third.

See couplet 9.

10.0-13.0mm. June to August. Antenna with first three to seven segments of flagellum thickened with lustrous scales. Frons, vertex and thorax metallic golden green.

10.0-12.0mm. Late April to late May. Forewing shining ochreous grey, somewhat bronzy. Frons pale ochreous grey. Flagellum indistinctly annulated white and dark throughout. See for female couplet 26.

12.0-16.0mm. Mid July to early September. Specimens without stigmata on forewing and with flagellum annulated whitish and dark grey, obsolete apically. Forewing ochreous to dark brown or ferruginous often with dark scaling, especially near apex. See couplets 28 and 50.

See couplet 10.

Flagellum ringed whitish and ochreous to two-thirds, apical third whitish. See couplets 62 and 141.

11.0-13.5mm. June and July. Forewing glossy. Flagellum white, ringed dark brown, except towards apex, sometimes indistinctly.

Forewing ochreous, often slightly tinged greyish, costa sometimes paler. Usually flagellum ringed to apex. See couplets 38, 40, 59 and 62.

10.5-14.0mm. Late May to early September. Forewing from ochreous brown to blackish brown, occasionally with ferruginous tinge. Flagellum barred or ringed distinctly in proximal half, weakly or not in distal half. Similar to C. binderella in general appearance, but usually larger and with abdomen dark brown beneath, not silvery grey as in C. binderella (sometimes less pronounced). See couplet 10.

Rare form with flagellum not annulated throughout. See couplet 41.

10.0-13.5mm. Late May to early August. Flagellum ringed or barred to beyond middle, sometimes nearly to apex. Vertex often with pale stripe above eye, extending to scapus.

8.0-12.0mm. Late June to early August. Flagellum ringed to beyond middle, occasionally to near apex; rings fainter towards apex or sometimes obsolete throughout. Similar to C. serratella (see couplet 21).

12.0-15.0mm. June and July. Forewing shining ochreous grey with darker tipped scales towards apex.

10.5-14.0mm. June and July. Forewing brownish grey, slightly shining, without darker tipped scales.

12.0-14.0mm. Flagellum distinctly annulated white and dark throughout. See for male couplet 15.

Specimens without stigmata on forewing and flagellum annulated throughout. See couplets 16 and 50.

Form without stigmata on forewing. See couplet 49.

Late May to early August. Forewing comparatively narrow, greyish brown.

Vertex metallic.

Vertex not metallic, paler than forewing.

9.0-13.0mm. Late May and June. Forewing shining blackish brown. Tarsus of hindleg with segments narrowly barred paler distally.

8.0-10.0mm. Late June and July. Forewing shining blackish brown or dark bronzy.

8.5-12.0mm. Late June to early August. Reliable identification of this and the two following species only on genitalic characters; the external characters used here give only an indication of their identity.

Late June to early August.

Late June to early August.

Form without the second discal stigma. See couplets 48 and 94.

10.5-14.0mm. Late May to early July. Forewing greyish brown. Males can be identified without dissection, brushing away scales from the abdomen the sacculus can be inspected which ends in an exceptional long process, absent in all similar Coleophora species. See for female couplet 46.

10.0-13.0mm. May and June. Forewing brownish grey. Male genitalia with sacculus ending in a broad point (see preceding species). See for female couplet 46.

Form with greyish forewing, usually paler along costa. See couplets 21, 40 (genitalic characters), 59 and 62.

10.5-12.5mm. Late May to early August. Forewing at most with scattered dark-tipped scales, especially towards apex. Flagellum white, ringed ochreous to blackish brown throughout. For genitalic characters of male see next species. See couplets 21, 38, 59 and 62.

10.0-12.0mm. Late June to late August. Large areas of forewing with dark-tipped scales. Flagellum white, ringed ochreous to blackish brown throughout. Differences in genitalic characters of males of C. lutipennella and C. flavipennella can be inspected without dissection, the aedeagus of C. lutipennella is exceptionally large and can usually be seen projecting between the valves, in C. flavipennella the aedeagus cannot be seen without dissection. Brushing away scales from the male abdomen the sacculus can be inspected, which is edged with numerous spines, absent in C. flavipennella.

10.5-13.0mm. Late June and July. Forewing deep ochreous, slightly tinged orange. Hindwing blackish grey. See couplet 23.

See couplets 55 and 132.

10.0-14.0mm. June. Forewing ochreous to ochreous yellow, in male often tinged faintly greyish, slightly darker at apex.

Late May to early July. Forewing ochreous yellow, slightly shining.

May and early June. Forewing greyish ochreous, smoothly scaled. Midleg with tarsal segments greyish yellow, faintly ringed whitish.

10.5-14.0mm. Late May to early July. Forewing smoothly scaled, ochreous. See couplet 37 for male.

10.0-13.0mm. May and June. Forewing rather roughly scaled, deep ochreous, more or less tinged grey. See couplet 38 for male.

12.0-15.0mm. Late June to mid August. Forewing with greyish appearance produced by uniform course dark grey irroration on a whitish ground; of the stigmata only second discal present, sometimes small or obsolete. Flagellum whitish with ochreous rings, becoming blackish brown distally. See couplets 35 and 94.

12.0-14.0mm. Early July to late August. Forewing ochreous, often ferruginous tinged, sometimes with uniform dark greyish brown irroration; ill-defined round second discal stigma and often also elongate plical stigma. See couplet 28.

Forewing with second dorsal and plical stigma, first discal sometimes absent. See couplets 16 and 28.

12.0-14.0mm. July and August (in Central Europe). Forewing with dark scaling, more heavy towards costa and dorsum ; large second discal and plical stigmata and a very elongate first discal present.

11.0-13.0mm. Forewing with white costal streak to two-thirds. Labial palpus with second segment with long apical tuft as long as third segment. See couplet 91.

9.0-14.0mm. Forewing with pale costal streak to middle. Second segment of labial palpus with moderate apical tuft, distinctly shorter than third segment. See couplets 8 and 102.

9.0-14.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing greyish ochreous. Flagellum white, ringed brown or blackish brown throughout. See couplets 43 and 132.

9.0-10.5mm. Late May to July. Forewing yellowish brown. Width hindwing half-way less than half width forewing.

9.0-10.0mm. June to early August. Forewing yellowish brown. Width hindwing half-way about one-half width forewing.

11.0-13.0mm. Late May to July (in East Germany). Flagellum distinctly annulated.

See couplets 21, 38, 40 and 62.

10.5-14.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing ochreous yellow tinged brownish grey. Flagellum annulated whitish and brownish throughout.

11.0-13.0mm. Late May to July. Forewing yellowish brown. Flagellum white, annulated dark to near apex.

8.5-13.0mm. August; in Britain also in July. Forewing with indistinct pale costal streak. Flagellum withish, annulated ochreous brown from base to two-thirds. See couplets 18 and 141.

See couplets 21, 38, 40 and 59.

12.0-14.0mm. July and early August (in England). Flagellum white, annelated dark brown from base to about two-thirds.

10.0-13.0mm. Late May to early September. Forewing ochreous yellow to ochreous. Flagellum white, barred ochreous above to three-quarters.

12.0-14.0mm. Late May to August. Forewing ochreous to brown, often with greyish tinge. Flagellum white, annulated brownish to five-sixth.

Flagellum annulated.

Flagellum annulated or barred, exceptionally white throughout; for specimens with flagellum unicolorous white see also couplet 102.

Examined more closely the inconspicuous pale lines between veins can often be seen. See couplet 103.

Late May to July. Forewing shining greyish brown; costal whitish or creamy. Labial palpus blackish brown below.

9.5-13.5mm. Late May to early August. Forewing greyish or dark greyish; costal streak to two-thirds, whitish or creamy. Labial palpus ochreous grey, whitish below. Flagellum occasionally not barred or barred throughout. See couplet 104

8.0-10.5mm. Mid May to early July. Forewing greyish; costal streak to two-thirds, narrow, creamy. Labial palpus ochreous grey below. Flagellum occasionally unringed or ringed to near apex.

16.0-21.0mm. Early July to early August. Forewing pale yellow or pale ochreous yellow, apical area suffused with brownish; subcostal silvery streak present.

15.0-19.0mm. July and August (in England). Forewing pale ochreous yellow, suffused ferruginous, particularly between veins towards costa; subcostal silvery streak absent.

Early July to early August. Hindtibia smooth.

Late June to late July. Hindtibia rough-haired.

To this alternative mainly belong species with ground colour forewing white or whitish, variably suffused with greyish brown or ochreous yellow and also species with forewing yellowish or brownish with some white longitudinal streaks.

15.0-19.0mm. July and August (in Germany). Forewing yellowish; white costal streak originating at some distance from base.

17.0-24.0mm. Late July and August.

13.0-19.0mm. Late June and July (in England).

12.0-15.0mm. June and July (in Germany). Forewing ochreous yellow; three white streaks, between costal and middle streaks a brown wedge.

14.0-18.0mm. Late June to August (in Germany). Forewing yellow gradually browner towards apex. Antennal scape with length tuft one and a half times length scape (in fresh specimens).

12.0-15.5mm. Mid May to early July. Forewing pale ochreous yellow, suffused ochreous grey, especially towards costa and apex.

11.0-14.5mm. Late May to early August. Forewing ochreous brown, tinged dark grey costally and towards apex.

Flagellum unicolorous white, not annulated or barred.

Flagellum ringed, barred or unicolorous.

14.0-18.0mm, sometimes smaller. July and August (in Germany). Antennal scape with tuft greyish yellow; flagellum unicolorous white.

14.0-16.0mm. June and July (in Germany). Antennal scape with tuft grey; flagellum unicolorous greyish white.

Forewing never almost unicolorous white or for the greater part densely suffused darker.

Forewing with darker veins sometimes only visible in apical area.

13.0-16.0mm. Late May to early August. Forewing with costal cilia in apical area unicolorous whitish, yellowish grey or pale brownish. labial palpus white inwardly, ochreous grey outwardly. Hindtibia without greyish longitudinal line.

12.5-17.0mm. Late June to late July. Hindtibia often with greyish longitudinal line. Forewing with costal cilia usually dark-tipped in apical area; dark scaling on wing denser than in C. albidella. labial palpus white inwardly, brownish grey outwardly. Hindtibia often with greyish longitudinal line.

13.0-17.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing with veins broadly marked ochreous yellow in basal two-thirds, in distal one-third veins more brown and also brown suffusion towards apex.

11.0-14.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing with veins broadly marked ochreous yellow in basal area, in distal three-fourth white ground colour and ochreous yellow veins suffused with blackish brown.

9.5-15.5mm. Mid June to mid July. Forewing pure white, subdorsal area often pale yellowish; yellow scaling almost exclusively on longitudinal veins, mixed with dark brown scales.

Mid June to early August. Forewing white, more or less darkened apically, usually with indistinct pale yellowish veins, suffused blackish brown apically; forewing with costal cilia brown to blakish brown at base, pale greyish brown distally, near apex often unicolorous dark brown.

Late May to early August. Forewing from almost unicolorous pure white (without yellowish or dark scaling) to white with darkened apical area; veins usually marked indistinct pale yellowish, suffused blackish brown apically; forewing with costal cilia dark greyish brown at base brown or pale brown distally, near apex often unicolorous dark brown. See couplet 6.

12.0-14.0mm. June and July (in Central Europe). Forewing yellow, ochreous apically. Antennal scape with white hairs above.

See couplet 53.

12.0-16.0mm. Late June to early August. Hindtibia white with narrow golden ochreous stripe outwardly.

11.0-12.5mm. Late June to early August. Labial palpus one and a half times length head. Hindwing dark grey.

10.5-13.0mm. Late June and July. Labial palpus well over two times length of head. Hindwing greyish white.

Forewing without a trace of darker or paler coloured veins; second discal usually present. See couplets 35 and 48.

Forewing with pale streaks sometimes indistinct, incomplete or with dark scaling.

Flagellum white throughout.

Flagellum annulated, barred or unicolorous.

Late June to early August. Reminiscent of C. currucipennella, but that species has its antenna annulated.

Early June to mid July.

12.0-16.5mm. July and August. Flagellum white, finely dotted blackish below in female. Reminiscent of C. serpylletorum, but in that species antennal scape with tuft.

11.5-15.0mm. June and July. Flagellum white.

Forewing sometimes with pale markings between veins only visible in apical area.

9.0-14.0mm.

9.5-17.5mm.

9.0-14.0mm. Early May to early June. Forewing greyish yellow, sometimes tinged slightly ochreous; pale markings indistinct including costal streak. See couplets 8 and 53.

12.0-14.0mm (rarely small specimens to 10mm occur). Late June to late July. Forewing from ochreous to greyish brown; markings whitish to ochreous white, narrow and indistinct, particularly in worn specimens forewing almost unicolorous. In male flagellum thickened in basal third. See couplet 67.

In male flagellum not thickened in basal third.

See couplet 68.

10.0-13.0mm. Late May to early August. Forewing ochreous, often tinged greyish, darker towards apex; markings white or whitish, indistinct except for costal streak and pale lines between veins in darker apical area. Flagellum occasionally unicolorous. See couplet 117.

Flagellum unicolorous or barred (occasionally ringed) from base to between one-half and five-sixth on upper side, spotted dark below.

Flagellum annulated or barred from base to between two-fifth and nine-tenth, dark spots below absent or present.

See couplet 120.

13.0-16.0mm. Mid June to late July. Forewing ochreous; lines pure white, sometimes slightly silvery. For rare form with scattered dark scales see couplet 147. Worn specimens may become unicolorous, except white costal line. Flagellum barred dark brown on upperside from base to between one-half and five-sixth. See also couplets 111 and 147.

13.5-17.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing ochreous yellow with rather distinct whitish lines. Worn specimens may become greyish with pale lines obsolescent. Flagellum barred (occasionally ringed) dark brown on upperside from base to between two-thirds and three-quarters.

13.0-17.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing ochreous brown, sometimes tinged grey; lines white or yellowish white, narrow but distinct. Flagellum barred (occasionally ringed) white and pale ochreous or greyish, in male from base to two-fifth, in female to three-fifth.

10.0-17.0mm. Late June to mid August. Flagellum annulated or barred from base to between one-half and nine-tenth. See couplet 117.

See couplets 108 and 147.

See couplet 116.

9.0-11.0mm. Early July to mid August.

9.5-13.0mm. Late April to mid June. Worn specimens may become unicolorous glossy grey.

10.0-12.0mm. June to August.

11.0-14.0mm. Early May to late July. Forewing from ochreous grey (sometimes darkened) to more yellowish; broad white lines between veins and white costal line. See couplet 111.

Flagellum annulated from base to between one-half and nine-tenth, occasionally barred. See couplet 110.

Flagellum sometimes whitish throughout or barred to one-half. See couplet 104.

9.5-13.0mm. Late June to early August. Forewing ochreous, ochreous brown or greyish ochreous; pale lines scarcely contrasting with ground colour. This is the form without scattered dark scales. See couplets 122 and 145.

Form without scattered dark scales on forewing. See couplet 142.

9.0-12.5mm. Mid June to early August. Flagellum barred to one-half or further towards apex. Forewing pale ochreous; worn specimens glossy pale ochreous with unicolorous antenna.

11.0-14.0mm. Late June to early August. Flagellum barred to middle on upperside, distal two-thirds spotted blackish below, often unicolorous white. Forewing pale ochreous. See couplet 107.

Flagellum in female often barred on underside.

In forewing darker scales and pale lines scarcely contrasting, the wing appearing to be unicolorous yellowish or brownish grey. See also couplets 118 and 145.

Forewing sometimes with only a few scattered dark scales.

In forewing veins with blackish scaling of varying intensity, the wing appears to be brownish with white markings or white with ochreous markings.

In forewing veins with variable intensity of blackish scaling; exceptionally veins and rest of forewing almost concolorous with contrasting dark scaling.

14.0-20.0mm. Late May to mid July. In forewing veins with a few blackish scales; appearing to be white with ochreous markings.

14.0-20.0mm. Late May to early July. In forewing veins with numerous blackish scales; appearing to be brownish with white markings.

12.0-17.5mm. In this species unicolorous antennae occur only occasionally. See couplets 133 and 141.

10.0-15.0mm.

Unicolorous antennae usual in this species. See couplets 138 and 146.

Unicolorous antennae sometimes occur. See couplets 131, 136 and 142.

Unicolorous antennae not rare in this species. Forewing sometimes almost uniform yellowish or pale ochreous, particularly in worn specimens. See couplet 146.

See couplet 134.

See couplets 127, 136 and 142.

More common are forms without scattered dark scales (see couplets 43 and 55).

See couplets 125 and 141.

Late June to late August. Forewing ochreous, often tinged yellowish with pale lines only slightly paler or rarely brownish; blackish brown scales concentrated on the pale lines; sometimes these lines reduced and occasionally almost absent, the wing appearing unicolorous ochreous.

Late June to early September. Forewing ochreous brown to greyish brown, sometimes faintly purplish; pale lines whitish, more contrasting; blackish brown scales concentrated on these lines and in apical area, sometimes fused to short streaks. Flagellum occasionally unicolorous dark brown. See also couplet 130.

11.0-13.0mm. July and August (in Germany). Forewing ochreous grey; costal line broad, other lines narrow and densely covered with black scales.

12.0-15.0mm. Late July to early September. Forewing ochreous, often tinged greyish; costal line white, broad, to five-sixth; other lines whitish, distinct, somewhat shining and with only a few scattered black scales. See couplets 127, 131 and 142.

12.0-14.5 mm. July and August (in Central Europe). Forewing pale yellow or pale ochreous with hardly contrasting broad whitish lines; only a few black scales, usually somewhat denser scaling in costal area of apical half of wing.

Forewing ochreous with whitish ochreous lines and scattered blackish brown scales. Flagellum usually not barred to apex. See couplets 126 and 146.

10.0-15.0mm. July and August. Forewing ochreous with ill-defined broad whitish lines (sometimes confluent) and numerous blackish brown scales; pale specimens light ochreous with whitish lines. Flagellum occasionally not barred to apex. See couplet 148.

July and August. Forewing ochreous; veins faintly and broadly marked pale ferruginous ochreous; scattered ferruginous to blackish scales between veins. See couplets 18 and 62.

Late June to early August. Forewing pale ochreous with numerous blackish brown scales, especially towards apex. See couplets 125 and 133.

July and August. Forewing ochreous; white lines narrow and distinct; usually a few scattered blackish scales, particularly on lines in central area at edges of vein markings in costal area. Occasionally flagellum barred indistinctly. See couplet 119.

Flagellum variably marked. See couplets 127, 131 and 136.

13.0-16.0mm. Early July to early August. Forewing pale ochreous with whitish lines. Flagellum barred in proximal half (sometimes indistinct), spotted blackish below.

See couplets 118 and 122.

10.0-15.0mm. Late June to early September. Forewing ochreous with whitish lines; blackish scales particularly in middle of wing and in costal area. Flagellum barred to three-quarters. See couplets 126 and 138.

10.5-15.0mm. Late June to early September. Forewing ochreous yellow with whitish lines; blackish brown scales particularly in centre third. Worn specimens almost unicolorous. Flagellum barred in proximal half, spotted blackish below. See couplet 127.

This species usually without dark scaling. See couplets 108 and 111.

See couplet 138.