Coleophora follicularis

    Agrimony Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.103 B&F 555

    Fairly widespread and frequently recorded in Somerset, sometimes at light, and sometimes as a larval case.  The foodplants recorded in Somerset are hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and elecampane Inula helenium.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Case Verification Grade: C2

    Agrimony Case-bearer (Coleophora follicularis) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Agrimony Case-bearer (Coleophora follicularis) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers