![]() Lep:Coleophoridae
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37.018 Coleophora
hydrolapathella Hering,1921
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Food Plant: Rumex hydrolapathum (Water Dock) Egg: on the flower Mine: September - June Notes: Feeds on the seeds and then later moves to the stem to pupate, where it fixes itself (as shown). The case is 7-8mm long, being narrow, tubular and trivalved. Found in the Norfolk Broads, the coastal marshes of Suffolk and also in Co.Durham National Status: pRDB1 Bradley No: 500 Data: 24.v.2010 Norfolk, VC27 Image:© Ken Saul |
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