Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857
Petty-whin Case-bearer
37.0410 (B&F: 546)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Coleophoridae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Nationally Scarce A
Resident in a few woods and commons in the eastern vice-county and from Ambersham Common in the west. Usually recorded as larval cases on petty whin in the spring, two adults have been recorded; in late May and late June (Pratt, 2011).