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Family: Coleophoridae   Checklist Number: 37.074

Coleophora taeniipennella  Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Small Rush Case-bearer

Not uncommon with one or two recorded most years. On the wing in June and July in boggy, marshy habitats. The larvae feed on various rushes (Juncus spp.).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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