1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

Landry & Wright (1993: 562): “Coleophora maritella larvae feed on the seeds of species of Juncus (Juncaceae). Few specimens have been reared: these include three females reared by Braun from Juncus littoralis [ = J. balticus Willd.] from Michigan [...]”

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Typenmaterial

McDunnough (1941: 91): “Holotype—♀, Tabusintac, N. B., July 24, 1939 (W. J. Brown). No. 5207 in Canadian National Collection, Ottawa. Paratypes—21 ♀'s, Tabusintac, N. B., July 24, 1939 (W. J. Brown and J. McDunnough).”

(Autor: Jürgen Rodeland)

3.2. Literatur

• Landry, J.-F. & B. Wright (1993): Systematics of the Nearctic species of metallic-green Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). — The Canadian Entomologist 125 (3): 549-618.
• Erstbeschreibung: McDunnough, J. (1941): A new Coleophorid of the metallic-winged group. — The Canadian Entomologist 73 (“4” [recte: 5]): 91.