UKMoths Coleophora albicans - Distribution map
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37.101 BF576
Coleophora albicans
Zeller, 1849
Wingspan c. 12mm.
C. albicans is distributed along the eastern coastline from Kent northwards to southern Scotland, and occurs in saltmarshes and along sea-walls where the foodplant sea wormwood (Seriphidium maritimum) thrives.
The larva feeds at first on the leaves in a mine, and then builds a case from silk which it attaches to the plant surface and grazes from.
The adult moth flies in July and August and has a buff ground colour with white striations and darker specks.
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