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556 Coleophora trochilella

(Duponchel, 1843)

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Using datasets:
Wicken Fen nature reserve species data held by The National Trust: National Trust
RHS monitoring of native and naturalised plants and animals at its gardens and surrounding areas: Royal Horticultural Society
Records for Fife Nature Records Centre: Fife Nature Records Centre
Hatfield Forest species data held by The National Trust.: National Trust
WBRC Species data for Worcestershire collated by species group: Worcestershire Biological Records Centre
NE Scotland butterfly and moth records 1800-2010: North East Scotland Biological Records Centre
Rotherham Biological Records Centre - Non-sensitive Records from all taxonomic groups: Rotherham Biological Records Centre
Welsh Invertebrate Database (WID): Natural Resources Wales
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Non-sensitive records from all taxonomic groups: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005).: Natural England
Suffolk Biological Records Centre (SBRC) dataset: Suffolk Biological Records Centre
Micro-moths distribution for Dumfries and Galloway: Dumfries and Galloway Environmental Resources Centre
SER Species-based Surveys: Staffordshire Ecological Record
Bedfordshire Micro Moths (BNHS) - 1820-2012: Bedfordshire and Luton Biodiversity Recording and Monitoring Centre

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556 Coleophora trochilella

(Duponchel, 1843)

Wingspan c. 12mm

One of several similar 'streaked' Coleophorids that are best separated by dissection, this species is distributed throughout much of England and Wales north to Yorkshire, with some records from Scotland and southern Ireland.

Its favoured habitat is dry grassland, downs and scrubland, where the adults fly in June and July and are attracted to light.

The larvae feed on a number of plants in the Asteraceae family, and form a case similar to that of Coleophora follicularis, although they have a paler head and thoracic plate than that species.
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