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Coleophora calycotomella

Checklist Number
37.037 [B&F: 0521a]

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:calycotomella
Authority:Stainton, 1869

Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in southern England. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11.5-15 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection. Larva mines leaves of Thorny Broom and Broom.