Irish moths

Coleophora albicosta

Family: Coleophoridae

544     *     Coleophora albicosta

(Probable identification)

Wingspan: c.14mm. Need breeding or gen.det. for certain identification

Flight time: May-June
Habitat: Found in most habitats where food plant grows

Larvae feed on Gorse seeds








Coleophora albicosta
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011

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