Coleophora vestianella ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Koo, Jun-Mo & Cho, Soowon, 2024, Taxonomic revision of the family Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) in Korea, including seven newly recorded species of the genus Coleophora Hübner, Zootaxa 5558 (1), pp. 1-102 : 85-87

41. Coleophora vestianella ( Linnaeus, 1758)

(Korean name: yeon-no-lang-tong-na-bang)

( Figs 10F ; 12J ; 16I, J ; 20C ; 25F, G )

Phalaena (Tinea) vestianella Linnaeus, 1758: 536 . Type locality: Sweden // [lectotype (male) deposited in LSUK].

Ornix laripennella Zetterstedt, 1839: 1011 . Type locality: Norway, Dovrefjell .

Ornix galbulipennella Duponchel, 1843: 299 . Type locality: France.

Coleophora annulatella Nylander, 1848: 143 . Type locality: Finland, Helsinki .

Coleophora tengstromella Doubleday, 1859: 33 [an unjustified emendation for C. annulatella Nylander, 1848 , incorrectly attributed to Tengström].

Coleophora subtractella Caradja, 1920: 151 . Type locality: Uralsk [ Kazakhstan, Oral].

Coleophora botauripennella Toll, 1959a: 343 . Type locality: Iran, Tehran.

Ecebalia vestianella ; Lelej 2016: 103; Anikin 2019: 81; Anikin 2021: 324; Anikin & Knyazev 2021: 313 ; Anikin & Knyazev 2024: 95 .

Coleophora vestianella ; Sattler & Tremewan 1978: 84; Baldizzone 1985: 197; Vives 1988: 126; Baldizzone 1989b: 207; Baldizzone 1994: 171; Falkovitsh et al. 1997: 317; Li & Zheng 1999a: 77; Baldizzone & Savenkov 2002: 375; Baldizzone et al. 2006: 120; Kim & Park 2009: 196; Kusunoki & Oku 2012: 91; Oku 2013: 243; Park 2014: 66; Buschmann & Richter 2016: 139; Baldizzone 2019: 427; Buschmann 2023: 115.

Material examined. 2♂, “ Sinnam / Chuncheon GW [[ Gangwon-do ]] / 14.VIII.2003 / H.L.Han ” // gen. slide nos. KJM0092, 0100 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000225, 000226, in CBNU ; 1ex, “ Wondang-ri , Dong-myeon, / Yanggu-gun, GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N38°11′30.61″ E128°4′37.25″ / Sep 7, 2017 Alt. 435m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // COI barcode no. CBNU432 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000227, in CBNU; 1♂, “ Eo-ri , Hajang-myeon , Samcheok-si, / GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N37°17′12.0″ E128°56′10.6″ / Aug 12, 2018 Alt. 940m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // wings slide no. KJM0507 // gen. slide no. KJM0282 // COI barcode no. CBNU339 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000228, in CBNU; 1♀, “ Jinbu-ri , Ganseong-eup, / Goseong-gun, GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N38°18′06.71″ E128°21′47.39″ / Aug 29, 2023 Alt. 245 m / Coll. J. D. Kim ” // gen. slide no. KJM0532 // COI barcode no. CBNU634 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000396, in CBNU.

Diagnosis. The species shares external and genital characteristics with C. nyingchiensis Li & Zheng, 1999 , which is most similar with the species among allies belonging to the C. vestianella group. However, it can be distinguished from the latter by the following genital characteristics: 1) in the male genitalia of C. vestianella ( Figs 16I, J ), medially curved and slender two juxtal rods, one of them slightly shorter than the other and with a triangular dorsal tooth at the distal 2/5, and cornuti forming a curved linear formation are present, while in C. nyingchiensis (see Li & Zheng 1999a: Figs 12 , 13 ), male genitalia possess relatively slightly curved and broader two juxtal rods, one of them slightly shorter than the other and with a triangular dorsal tooth right before the apex, and the other gradually widened and with a longus projection at the lateral apex, and cornuti forming a shorter and wider formation; 2) in the female genitalia of C. vestianella ( Fig. 20C ), the anterior portion of the colliculum distinctly exceeding the apex of the apophyses anteriores is present, while in C. nyingchiensis (see Li & Zheng 1999a: Fig. 15 ), female genitalia possess the anterior end reaching the apex of the apophyses anteriores.

Adult ( Figs 10F ; 12J ): Forewing length 6.0– 7.5 mm (wingspan 12.5–14.5 mm) (n=5) ( Oku 2013: wingspan 13.5–15.5 mm; Baldizzone 2019: wingspan 14.0–18.0 mm). See also Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 25 ); Oku (2013: Fig. 3 -31-22); Park (2014: Pl. for adults, Fig. 29 ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AD XXXVI, Fig. 204).

Male genitalia ( Figs 16I, J ; 25F ): See also Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 47); Park (2014: Fig. 29A ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GM LXII, Fig. 197).

Female genitalia ( Figs 20C ; 25G ): See also Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 65); Park (2014: Fig. 29C ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GF LXVI, Fig. 198).

Larval case (seed miner): Tubular silken case (trivalved). See Kusunoki & Oku (2012: Figs 22–25 ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AST XXV, Fig. 180).

Host plants. [ Amaranthaceae ] Chenopodium album L., Ch. giganteum D.Don (some recorded as Ch. album var. centrorubrum Makino ), Ch. opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz , Atriplex patula L., A. laciniata L., and A. tornanei Tineo ( Falkovitsh 2006; Oku 2013; Baldizzone 2019).

Distribution. Almost all of Europe, Ukraine, Russia (European part, Southern Siberia, Far East), Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Japan ( Baldizzone et al. 2006; Anikin 2019; Baldizzone 2019; Anikin & Knyazev 2024), Korea ( Kim & Park 2009; Park 2014).

Remarks. The species was first reported from Korea by Kim & Park (2009).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Genitalia. A, female genitalia of Coleophora clypeiferella, with closeup of sterigma+colliculum (top), posterior portion of ductus bursae (middle), and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0228 (CBNUPM000333); B, male genitalia of C. kamchatica, with close-up of transtilla bearing small spines (left) and distal portion of sacculus (right), slide no. KJM0157 (CBNUPM000212); C, phallus of male genitalia of C. kamchatica, with close-up of dorsal view of juxtal rods (left) and cornuti (right), slide no. KJM0157 (CBNUPM000212); D, female genitalia of C. lativittella, with close-up of sterigma+colliculum (top), posterior portion of ductus bursae (middle), and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0088 (OONNIN0000015631).

FIGURE 10. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Adult. A, Coleophora serinipennella, CBNUPM000373 (male); B, C. silenella, CBNUPM000052 (male); C, C. sternipennella, CBNUPM000247 (female); D, C. therinella, CBNUPM000259 (male); E, C. versurella, CBNUPM000358 (male); F, C. vestianella, CBNUPM000396 (female).

FIGURE 15. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Male genitalia. A, B, Coleophora melanograpta, slide no. KJM0183 (CBNUPM000090); C, D, C. montaniella, slide no. KJM0354 (CBNUPM000126); E, F, C. obducta, slide no. KJM0299 (CBNUPM000203); G, H, C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0199 (CBNUPM000006); I, J, C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0277 (CBNUPM000026).

FIGURE 16. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Male genitalia.A, B, Coleophora silenella, slide no. KJM0348 (CBNUPM000055); C, D, C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0530 (CBNUPM000394); E, F, C. therinella, slide no. KJM0357 (CBNUPM000259); G, H, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0280 (CBNUPM000362); I, J, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0100 (CBNUPM000226).

FIGURE 20. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Female genitalia (all photographed in dorsal view). A, Coleophora therinella, slide no. KJM0361 (CBNUPM000265); B, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0470 (CBNUPM000365); C, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0532 (CBNUPM000396).

FIGURE 22. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, male abdomen of Coleophora fasciella, slide no. KJM0284 (CBNUPM000334); B, female abdomen of C. fasciella, slide no. KJM0286 (CBNUPM000335); C, male abdomen of C. flavovena, slide no. KJM0411 (in INU); D, female abdomen of C. flavovena, slide no. KJM0397 (in KNA); E, male abdomen of C. fuscocuprella, slide no. KJM0233 (CBNUPM000024); F, male abdomen of C. honshuella, slide no. KJM0224 (CBNUPM000106); G, female abdomen of C. honshuella, slide no. KJM0161 (CBNUPM000104); H, male abdomen of C. kononenkoi, slide no. KJM0402 (in KNA).

FIGURE 23. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, male abdomen of Coleophora mayrella, slide no. KJM0048 (CBNUPM000289); B, female abdomen of C. mayrella, slide no. KJM0474 (CBNUPM000326); C, male abdomen of C. melanograpta, slide no. KJM0225 (CBNUPM000078); D, female abdomen of C. melanograpta, slide no. KJM0184 (CBNUPM000072); E, male abdomen of C. montaniella, slide no. KJM0457 (CBNUPM000132); F, female abdomen of C. montaniella, slide no. KJM0353 (CBNUPM000131); G, male abdomen of C. obducta, slide no. KJM0299 (CBNUPM000203); H, female abdomen of C. obducta, slide no. KJM0281 (CBNUPM000209).

FIGURE 24. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, female abdomen of Coleophora parki, slide no. KJM0531 (CBNUPM000395); B, male abdomen of C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0468 (CBNUPM000044); C, female abdomen of C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0198 (CBNUPM000003); D, male abdomen of C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0277 (CBNUPM000026); E, female abdomen of C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0278 (CBNUPM000027); F, male abdomen of C. silenella, slide no. KJM0348 (CBNUPM000055); G, female abdomen of C. silenella, slide no. KJM0349 (CBNUPM000060); H, male abdomen of C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0530 (CBNUPM000394).

FIGURE 25. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, female abdomen of Coleophora sternipennella, slide no. KJM0283 (CBNUPM000245); B, male abdomen of C. therinella, slide no. KJM0358 (CBNUPM000261); C, female abdomen of C. therinella, slide no. KJM0413 (in INU); D, male abdomen of C. versurella, slide no. KJM0280 (CBNUPM000362); E, female abdomen of C. versurella, slide no. KJM0470 (CBNUPM000365); F, male abdomen of C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0282 (CBNUPM000228); G, female abdomen of C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0532 (CBNUPM000396).

FIGURE 29. Ecological photographs of C. serinipennella (eclosed on August 1st, 2024). A, intact stem gall; B, stem gall cut laterally showing cocoon with pupa inside; C, closed exit hole; D, open exit hole; E, pupal exuvia, indicating dorsal (left), lateral (middle), and ventral (right) views.

FIGURE12. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp.Venation.A, Coleophora montaniella, slideno.KJM0492 (male, CBNUPM000126); B, C. obducta, slide no. KJM0502 (male, CBNUPM000203); C, C. parki, slide no. KJM0541 (female, CBNUPM000395); D, C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0166 (female, CBNUPM000008); E, C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0339 (female, CBNUPM000027); F, C. silenella, slide no. KJM0485 (male, CBNUPM000051); G, C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0514 (female, CBNUPM000245); H, C. therinella, slide no. KJM0515 (male, CBNUPM000261); I, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0518 (female, CBNUPM000347); J, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0507 (male, CBNUPM000228).

FIGURE13.ReconfirmedColeophoraspp.Malegenitalia.A,B,Coleophoraadspersella,slideno.KJM0044(CBNUPM000378); C, D, C. albicans, slide no. KJM0364 (CBNUPM000381); E, F, C. cristata, slide no. KJM0219 (CBNUPM000147); G, H, C. elodella, slide no. KJM0383 (CBNUPM000113); I, J, C. fasciella, slide no. KJM0284 (CBNUPM000334).