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.
Coleophora albitarsella §1 male
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.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 06/07/2018; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
§2 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; male; fw 5.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; male; fw 5.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/07/2018 (§1) | §2 added 24/07/2021
