37.071 BF582  -  Coleophoridae - Coleophora glaucicolella - Grey Rush Case-bearer - (Wood, 1892) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C4 - As C3 but also a Gen.Det. required - Gen. Det. Required       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Coleophoridae
** Identification write up and photograph required **
ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Coleophora alticolella
Common Rush Case-bearer
Distribution:  Uncertain/Unknown only two records from 1954 Gen Det Taxal and Goyt Valley one adult and a case Gen Det. Most records of leaf mines are aggregated to C.alticolla-glaucicolella. recent agg record 02/03/2025 Markham Vale
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  From Dusk into the night and at sunrise Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - active during the day, from noon to sunset, and in the early morning and evening Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Soft Rush
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