Augasma aeratella

Augasma aeratella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except most Fennoscandia and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.

A sprig of Polygonim aviculare with pod-like galls caused by larva
Larva

Augasma aeratella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Augasma
Species:
A. aeratella
Binomial name
Augasma aeratella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista aeratella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid-August.[3]

References
  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  3. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
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