Coleophoridae

0589 (ABH37.107) Coleophora clypeiferella, Hofmann, 1871

KR02854

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards


General Information
Wingspan: 12-15.5mm.
Foodplant(s): Fat-hen (in the floret) (Chenopodium album)
Flying: One generation, July-August
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Waste ground, poor grassland and arable fields with root crops where foodplant found.

Regional Information

Recorded in 3 (1.1%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in August 2009

Recorded date range (Adult): 19 July to 05 August

Similar Species

Nationally Scarce B