Coleophora albitarsella

    White-legged Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.032 B&F 515

    Widespread across the county and fairly frequently recorded, both at light and as a larval case.  The recorded foodplants in Somerset are ground-ivy and marjoram, though in other parts of the country it uses other members of the mint family.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Case Verification Grade: C1

    White-legged Case-bearer (Coleophora albitarsella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    White-legged Case-bearer (Coleophora albitarsella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    White-legged Case-bearer (Coleophora albitarsella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    White-legged Case-bearer (Coleophora albitarsella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers