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499 Coleophora limosipennella (Duponchel, 1843)
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early mine and cutout

 

Food Plant: Food Plant: Ulmus (Elm)

Mine: September to October, feeding again in June and July

Notes:  Larva mining leaves. The final case is 9-11.5mm long with angled neck, fixed almost parallel to leaf surface, with anal end laterally compressed and bivalved. The early mine and cutout is shown above.

Data: 08.x.2007, Hilton, Hunts, VC31

Image:© Barry Dickerson

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