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Family: Coleophoridae   Checklist Number: 37.099

Coleophora striatipennella  Nylander [1848]

Hedge Case-bearer

One or two examples are found most years. The flight period is May to August in the south but may be shorter in the north. It prefers damp areas where the larvae feed on a variety of common plants such as lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea) and common mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum).

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

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