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Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora wockeella Zeller, 1849. Linn. Ent. 4: 215. Coleophora italiae Toll, 1960. Polski Pismo ent. 30: 105, fig'd.

Leaf-mine: Feeding on betony, the larva constructs a distinctive dark brown case from fragments of leaf (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Lamiaceae       Stachys officinalis Betony Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Stachys officinalis Betony UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: The adults fly in June and July, but are not often seen (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Now a very local species in Britain, it was formerly more widespread but generally is restricted to a few localities in southern England (UKMoths) including North Essex, Surrey, West Cornwall and West Sussex (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia - South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland and Switzerland, Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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