Coleophora serratella

Coleophora serratella
	Imago
	Case
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. serratella
Binomial name
	Coleophora serratella; (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
	List Tinea serratella Linnaeus, 1761; Coleophora fuscedinella Zeller, 1849; Coleophora metallicella Hodgkinson, 1892; Coleophora aethiopiformis Strand, 1902; Coleophora salmani Heinrich, 1929; Coleophora insulicola McDunnough, 1946 (Junior primary homonym of Coleophora insulicola Toll, 1942); Coleophora parasalmani Oudejans, 1971 (replacement name for Coleophora insulicola McDunnough, 1946); ;

Coleophora serratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), Japan (Hokkaido) and North America.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). 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. serratella characteristics include head light ochreous - fuscous. Antennae whitish, ringed with fuscous, more faintly or obsoletely towards apex, basal joint fuscous. Forewings rather dark fuscous, ochreous - tinged. Hindwings dark fuscous.^[3] Only reliably identified by dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia.