Lep:Coleophoridae
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565 Coleophora saxicolella (Duponchel, 1843)
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the larva feeds on seeds

 

Food Plant: Atriplex spp.(Orache), Chenopodium (Goosefoot)

Mine: September to October..

Notes: Larva feeds on seeds. The full-grown case is 6-7mm long. Cases of species Nos.565, 566, 568 and 572 cannot be separated. This image is of a case determined by breeding the moth.

Data: Northants VC32

Image:© David Manning

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