Coleophora lineolea

    Woundwort Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.038 B&F 522

    One of the county's most frequently recorded coleophorids, with many of the records being of adults attracted to light.  Rather less frequently found as a larval case, and all Somerset records are from Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica, although other, closely-related foodplants are used elsewhere in the country.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Case Verification Grade: C2

    Woundwort Case-bearer (Coleophora lineolea) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Woundwort Case-bearer (Coleophora lineolea) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    Woundwort Case-bearer (Coleophora lineolea) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington