![]() Lep:Coleophoridae
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37.054 Coleophora
currucipennella Zeller, 1839
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Food Plant: Quercus spp. (Oak), Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam), Salix spp. (Sallow), Corylus spp. (Hazel) Egg: Laid on a leaf Mine: August - June Notes: Initially mines the leaf and then after the winter it feeds by skeletonizing the leaves, or making holes in the leaf. The final case is 9mm long, black and pistol shaped. It has dorso-lateral flaps and the case stands erect with the oral opening at 80-90°. An uncommon species found in woodland containing Oak and Hornbeam. This case was feeding on Hornbeam. National Status: pRDB3 Bradley No: 534 Data: 19.v.2018, Dering Woods, East Kent, VC15, Andy Millar Image:© David Shenton References: |
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