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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 food-plants.

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

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