Coleophora glitzella

Checklist Number
37.025 [B&F: 0507]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Coleophoridae
Subfamily:Coleophorinae
Genus:Coleophora
Species:glitzella
Authority:Hofmann, 1869

Nationally scarce (Na) in lowland Calluna heathland, moorland, pine woodland and sheltered rock ledges up to 600 m in the Scottish Highlands, from Perthshire to East Ross (MBGBI Vol 3). Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 10-14 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and the larvae, which live in cases of characteristic form and which can sometimes be found on the foodplant, may be easier to identify by comparison against a reference collection. Larva mines leaves of Cowberry, living within a movable case, over-wintering twice.