37.004 BF489
Coleophora albella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Wingspan 16-18 mm.
This species is light grey with a broad white costal streak almost the full length of the forewing. The antennae are ringed.
The larvae build a case on the seeds of Silene (ssp.) mostly on Silene flos-cuculi in which they also overwinter. Pupation takes place in May.
The adults are on the wing from the end of May till well into July.