![]() Lep:Coleophoridae
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Coleophora salinella (Stainton, 1859)
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Food Plant: Halimione (Sea-purslane), Atriplex littoralis (Grass-leaved Orache) Mine: September to October. Notes: Larva feeds on seeds. On Halimione the larva also feeds on leaves after the case is formed. The full-grown case is 6mm long. Data: 2002, South Hampshire, VC11 Image:© Ian Thirlwell |
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