Status
Adults have a greenish metallic sheen and fly during the day as well as after dark.
Easiest of the metallic green Coleophora species to determine, with its black and white ringed antennae, heavily clothed with bronze scales.
Grassland, roadside verges and wasteland where foodplant found.Verification Grade Comment: Adult: If a photo, antennal features must be clearly visible  | Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum and the bred moth is
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Recorded in 45 (61%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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