Coleophoridae
ABH 37.015
Wingspan: 11-14mm Flight time: June Food plants: Deciduous trees including Elm, Birch, Alder and Hazel Mine: Late September to late October and April-June Larvae form two cases, the first from a fragment of a leaf in which the larva hibernates, then a second is formed in May with a more or less serrated dorsal keel. Adults require breeding or gen. det. for identification |
Coleophora serratella
Cases on Birch, Betula. Studland Heath, Dorset. May and July 2013. Adult ex case