B&F: 0555

ABH: 37.103

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland rides

Wingspan:  14mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine (overlapping): May - August

Observations:  Case-bearing larvae feed on Hemp Agrimony & Fleabane.

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.:  Old Poor's Gorse, 24.vii.1908

First Record:  1908, Wallis.