B&F: 0526

ABH: 37.066

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  8-10mm

Flight Period:  June - July

Observations:  Case-bearing larvae feed on European Larch.

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.:  Near Kettering, very common, 18.vi.1909

First Record:  1909, Wallis.