Lep:Coleophoridae
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37.068 Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882
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the case consists of the seed capsule

Food Plant: Juncus gerardii (Saltmarsh rush)

Mine: August - May

Notes: The larva feeds internally on the seeds and then from a case, which consists of a seed capsule (as shown)

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

Bradley No: 586

Data: 26.ix.2004, Hayling Island, Hants, VC12, John Langmaid

Image:© Rob Edmunds

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