Coleophora argentula

    Yarrow Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.102 B&F 563

    One of the most frequently recorded coleophorids, as the cases are easy to find over the winter on the seed-heads of yarrow Achillea millefolium and occasionally sneezewort Achillea ptarmica.  It is also occasionally recorded at light, and seems to be found across most, if not all, of Somerset.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Case Verification Grade: C1

    Yarrow Case-bearer (Coleophora argentula) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Yarrow Case-bearer (Coleophora argentula) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington