Clover Case-bearer - Coleophora alcyonipennella.

Clover Case-bearer - Coleophora alcyonipennella. A micro moth species from the family of Coleophoridae. The moth has a wingspan of Wingspan around 12 mm. The species bears a close resemblance to other members of the genus. The wings have a purple-red metallic sheen in sunlight, and the antennae whiten slightly towards the tips. The adult moths fly in two generations and can be found on the wing in May and June and again in late July and August. It frequents rough grassy habitats where the main food plant, White Clover, occurs. The species' life history is that the larva feeds inside a case formed from a floret and is virtually impossible to see on the flower head. Larvae can be obtained by collecting the browning flower heads and waiting for the larvae to detach their cases on the main flower head. This species is classified as a local species in the UK.

Tags: Clover Case-bearer - Coleophora alcyonipennella.