37.032 Coleophora albitarsella (White-legged Case-bearer)
ws: 10-13mm; Jun-Aug; Lamiaceae; locally common in S.England, more scarce in N.England and Wales.
ID: One of the few Coleophora species that is identifiable without genital dissection. Plain (dark grey) forewing; proximal segments of flagellum thickened with dark fuscous scales; mid and hind-tarsi white.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 06/07/2018; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
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Page published 17/07/2018 (§1)