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37.030 Coleophora
binderella (Kollar, 1832)
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Food Plant: Alnus (Alder), Betula (Birch), Corylus (Hazel) Mine: September to October, feeding again in April and May. Notes: Larva mines leaves. The case is enlarged several times by mining a leaf-edge and inserting the existing case into the mine which is joined with silk. The final case is 7-8mm long. The case was feeding on Betula. Data: Northants, VC32 Image:© David Manning |
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