37.002 Coleophora lutarea Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 37.002 Coleophora lutarea Copyright Martin Evans

Coleophoridae

37.002 Stitchwort Flower Moth Coleophora lutarea (Haworth, 1828)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, hedgerow verges and banks.

Habits: The moth is diurnal. The adult sits on the flowers of the foodplant in the morning sun.

Foodplant: The larva feeds inside the seed pods of Greater Stitchwort and then later from a trivalved portable case. The larva bores low down into a tree trunk, at the same time leaving its case at the entrance. It pupates in the trunk.