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Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876. Kleinach. Deutsch. 2: 553. Coleophora cypriacella Rebel, 1928. Verh. zool-bot. Ges. Wien. 78: [33].

Seed-feeder: Larva feeds internally on seeds and fleshy spikes. A case is formed from the tip of a spike, and feeding continues for a short time on other spikes (British leafminers). Larva: The larva burrows into the mud to spend the winter in a silken tube (UKMoths). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Chenopodiaceae       Salicornia     UKMoths Salicornia     British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - larvae: September to October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: July or August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A local species, inhabiting saltmarshes around the coast of England and parts of Wales and can roam inland, where they may be attracted to light (UKMoths) including East Suffolk, North Essex, North Somerset, South Hants and South-east York (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Canary Is., Croatia, Cyprus, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, North Aegean Is., Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in the East Palaearctic, Near East and North Africa (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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