Coleophora pyrrhulipennella

    Heath Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.055 B&F 541

    Five records - two recent ones to light on the Quantocks and Exmoor, a couple of older ones from Exmoor, and one from 1908 at Leigh Woods.  The foodplants are various heathers and the moth is perhaps not uncommon on Exmoor and the Quantocks.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Case Verification Grade: C1