Lep:Coleophoridae
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563 Coleophora argentula (Stephens, 1834)
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larva feeds on seeds and withering flowers

Food Plant: Achillea spp. (Yarrow, Sneezewort)

Mine: September to October.

Notes: Larva feeds on seeds and withering flowers. The full-grown case is 6mm long, roughened with plant material attached to the case.

Data: 01.x.2010, Downham Market, Norfolk, VC28

Image:© Rob Edmunds

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