Thursday, 23 April 2020

Coleophora lineolea

While looking for shield-bugs in our garden today I noticed some mining activity in new leaves of Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica).  A quick search soon produced the culprit with one active larval case of Coleophora lineolea.

Case of Coleophora lineolea, Westcott 23rd April

Case of Coleophora lineolea, Westcott 23rd April

It is not a particularly rare species and I've had the adult moth in the garden half a dozen times over the last twelve years or so (all dissected to confirm), but this is the first occasion that I've noticed the larval stage.

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks    
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2 comments:

  1. Martin Albertini23 April 2020 at 21:36

    Looks very bald compared to cases I found many years ago at Burnham which were on Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina which is very furry.

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  2. Dave Wilton23 April 2020 at 22:17

    Yes, the leaves of sylvatica are quite different from lantana/byzantina so that presumably explains the difference in the cases.

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