Coleophoridae

37.067 Oxford Case-bearer Coleophora antennariella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 6mm

Habitats: The last site was in open Beech woodland rides on calcareous soil.

Habits: The moth flies from late afternoon (4pm) and through the evening. It has not been recorded in Britain since c1930 at Nettlebed, Oxfordshire.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the seeds of Hairy Wood-rush. The case is formed from a floret with an inner cylinder of whitish-grey silk. The silk is visible at the anal end, giving the case a silk tip. The trivalved case is 4 to 4.5mm long. The full-fed larva overwinters in the leaf litter. It also pupates in the leaf litter or on the lower part of a trunk in a sunny position.