Lep:Coleophoridae
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37.108 Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, [1876]
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habitat

 

Food Plant: Salicornia (Glasswort)

Mine: September to October.

Notes: Larva feeds internally on seeds and fleshy spikes. A case is formed from the tip of a spike, and feeding continues for a short time on other spikes. The larva is infrequently seen. The habitat where it is found (along with other saltmarsh Coleophora species)

Data: Kent

Image:© David Shenton

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