Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Coleophoridae   Checklist Number: 37.083

Coleophora saxicolella   Duponchel, [1843]

Orache Case-bearer

Rare and not recorded in the Outer Hebrides until 2009. Active from July to August. Goosefoot (Chenopodium) and orache (Atriplex) are the main foodplants

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