Irish moths

Coleophora alticolella

Family: Coleophoridae

584     *     Coleophora alticolella

Identification needs confirming

Widespread
Wingspan: 10-12mm. Most Coleophora spp. need gen.det.

Flight time: May-July
Habitat: Found wherever rushes (Juncus spp.) occur

Larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus spp. Whitish cases covered with yellwish granules appear July-August
See Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella - larval case


Coleophora alticolella


Coleophora alticolella

Coleophora alticolella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. May 2011

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