Coleophora lutarea (Haworth, 1828)
Stitchwort Case-bearer
37.0020 (B&F: 487)
Previously:Metriotes lutarea (Haworth, 1828)
Synonym(s):
Coleophora modestella (Duponchel, 1839)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Coleophoridae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Nationally Scarce B
A resident species, occurring singly or sparingly at mv light in a very few places in both vice-counties but undetected since 1993. Double-brooded, flying mainly from mid-May to late July and again from late August to late September. Larvae feed on Stitchwort spp. (Pratt, 2011)
