B&F: 0491

ABH: 37.006

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Woodland, lanes

Wingspan:  12-14mm

Flight Period:  June - July

Observations:  Case-bearing larvae feed on Rose, sometimes with several feeding windows evident on a single leaf.

Confusion Species:  Most members of the Coleophoridae family are notoriously difficult to positively identify as adults unless the recorder is particularly skilled. Best identified either from the larval case/foodplant, or by examination of adult genitalia.

L.O.N.:  In many localities. Much the commonest species I have yet come accross

First Record:  1904, Wallis