Basil-thyme case-bearer moth  (Coleophora tricolor)

Authentication

Information authenticated by Gerry Haggett.

Glossary

Pupating: the process of forming a pupa, the stage in an insect's development, when huge changes occur that reorganise the larval form into the adult form. In butterflies the pupa is also called a chrysalis.
Pupation: the process of becoming a pupa, the stage of an insect's development, when huge changes occur that reorganise the larval form into the adult form. In butterflies the pupa is also called a chrysalis.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. UK BAP Species Action Plan (September 2002):
    http://www.ukbap.org.uk
  3. English Nature Habitat Associations. (September 2002):
    http://www.english-nature.org.uk/baps/species/overview.asp?Id=233&Habitat_Key=14&sType=C&PrevPage=habitat
  4. Haggett, G. M. (2002) Pers. comm.
  5. Haggett, G. M. (2000) The early stages of Coleophora tricolor Walsingham 1899 (Lep. Coleophoridae) on the Norfolk Breck and their significance for conservation management. Entomologist's Gazette 51: 215-234.
  6. Parsons, M. (2001) The European status of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan moths. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 113: 49-62.