Morley’s Final Catalogue: Hitherto overlooked. On Monks Soham house-windows and on breck at Barton Mills in late May, and Staverton Thicks in late June 1923 (Morley).

Recent Status: No recent county records but was discovered in Essex and Wiltshire during 2023. The moth visits the pheromone lure for the Ni Moth. Older records are predominantly East Anglian.

Life Style: The moth is single brooded summer species having been found from May to August. It is diurnal and can be found at the flowers of the foodplant during the day. The yellow larvae initially feed in the flowers of Polygonum aviculare or P. arenarium where a red gall is formed. They hibernate within the gall. Following hibernation they cut the gall free and use it as a mobile case to move to the stems of the foodplant where they feed. Pupation takes place in the gall and emergence occurs during that year.

Identification: The adult moth is a small dark bronze moth with green/purple reflections. The antennae are dark, short and bold compared to other Coleophoridae and are characteristically held out at an angle to the body More Info . Genitalia dissection is required for a Suffolk record confirmation of the moth More Info .

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

	Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum and gen. det. of bred moth is required.

Recorded in 2 (3%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1923. Last Recorded in 1935. Additional Stats

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