Family: Coleophoridae ABH 37.071 B&F 582     *     Coleophora glaucicolella Specimen identified by Ken Bond. Can only be separated from Coleophora alticolella by gen.det Wingspan: 10-12mm. Flight time: June-August. Common, often coastal Food plant: Juncus spp. including J. inflexus, J. gerardii and J. maritimus Mine: Larvae feed Sept-May from within a pale-buff case. The case very similar to that of C. alticolella but the larvae can be differentiated. See Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella, larval case

Coleophora glaucicolella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011