Coleophoridae

0528 (ABH37.045) Coleophora chalcogrammella, Zeller, 1839

KR02583

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

General Information

Discovered in Britain 1857.


Wingspan: 8-10mm.
Foodplant(s): Field Mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense), Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea)
Flying: Two overlapping generations, June-August
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Grassland on calcareous soils and acid sandy soils.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Huntingdonshire.


Nationally Scarce B