37.002 Coleophora lutarea (Stitchwort Case-bearer)
ws: 9-11mm; 1st week of May; greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea); very local in open woodland in S.England.
Synonym: Metriotes lutarea MBGBI3
Synonym: Metriotes lutarea MBGBI3
Coleophora lutarea §1 male
ID: Group B -forewing plain, not white, not metallic; antenna ringed to beyond ½ > 26 species
Male genitalia: sacculus short, ending in a blob with a nipple
Male genitalia: sacculus short, ending in a blob with a nipple
Male genitalia
§1 Bookham Common, Surrey; 06/05/2011; male; fw: 5.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published November 2011 (§1) | Genus changed from Metriotes 12/03/2014
