Coleophora violacea
Status ..... Possibly quite common in Nottinghamshire, though this appears to be the first county record. The case is very similar to that of Coleophora potentillae, but the case of Coleophora violacea has an obvious keel underneath and the larva eats holes through the leaf surfaces.
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Larval case on Meadowsweet, photographed at Market Warsop September 2011
 
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UK distribution of Coleophora violacea
 

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