Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Common Case-bearer
Coleophora serratella(Linnaeus, 1761) - Common Case-bearer, First case - side view - magnified

Image 0033: First case - side view - magnified

Note the tiny pale remnants from the first leaf mine at the tip of the case

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens
Extension tubes 7cm
Sensor resolution (size) 1280x1024
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P34979
Found as Larva
Date 25 Apr 2002
OS grid ref SU56
Lat/Lon 51° 20' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Record summary larval cases and feeding traces on Silver Birch
Associated organism on underside of living leaf of Betula pendula
Return to Record page Coleophora serratella on 25 Apr 2002 at SU56 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Coleophora serratella
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