COLEOPHORIDAE

37.084 Coleophora sternipennella (Speckled Case-bearer)

ws: 10.5-15.0mm; Jul-Aug; Orache (Atriplex spp), goosefoot (Chenopodium spp); locally common throughout England and Wales, but most common in SE.
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Coleophora sternipennella §2 female
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; male; fw: 6.9mm
​§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2022; female; fw 6.6mm
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Page published March 2011 (§1) | §2 added 22/12/2014 | Page removed Jan 2022, §1&2 misidentifications | Page reinstated new §1&2 11/11/2022