37.099 BF553  -  Coleophoridae - Coleophora striatipennella - Hedge Case-bearer - (Nylander, 1848) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C2 - Photo or specimen of larval case/plant 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 peribenanderi
Thistle Case-bearer
Distribution:  Uncertain – insufficient data – 2 records in 1997 from Linacre (Likely to be first county records) Larval cases and 1 record from Biggin Dale 2010 an Adult to MV Light (DaNES)
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  -  one or two generations Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 11-13mm
Food Plant: Lesser Stitchwort
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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