Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Probably Coleophora lineolea << ID please

Posted by BartNap on 22-10-2022 11:46
#1
I found it on Stachys byzantina leaves, does anyone have any idea what makes such holes and structures?
Edited by BartNap on 28-10-2022 10:05

Posted by eklans on 22-10-2022 16:49
#2
Hi Bart, do you have a different view of the structure? The hole looks like one of a leaf-cutter bee, but I've not seen these bees cutting furry leaves.

Posted by Matzke-Hajek on 22-10-2022 18:11
#3
The hole seems too small for a Megachile cutting.
Probably Coleophora lineolea.
Greetings
Günter

Posted by BartNap on 28-10-2022 10:05
#4
Thank you Eric and Gunter.

Previously we found Coleophora sp. in our garden, so it'd make sense. However, the life cycle confuses me: https://lepidoptera.eu/species/1650