Leaf-miner
and case-bearer:
Tubular silk case, about 9 mm long, trivalved, with a mouth angle
of about 20° (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.

Coleophora
ramosella adult
Church Wood near Canterbury, Kent
Image: © Francis Solly (UKMoths)
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Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including East Kent and North Hampshire
(NBN
Atlas).
Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Czech Republic,
Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary,
Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland,
Russia South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. Also recorded
in East Palaearctic (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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