Coleophora striatipennella
Wingspan about12 mm. They resemble other striated Coleophora species, so genitalia identification is recommended.
Wingspan about12 mm. They resemble other striated Coleophora species, so genitalia identification is recommended.
The adults are on the wing, in one or two generations, from May till August.
The larval foodplants are stitchwort and mouse-ear. The larvae feed on the seedpods, constructing a silken case which protrudes from successive pods as the larva grows.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland, the Sapcote record of 29th May 2011 is the first VC55 record for this species. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
29 May 2011
1st for VC55 - confirmed by gen det
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 June 2012
male - confirmed by gen det
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hedge Case-bearer
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Coleophoridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 29/05/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 15/06/2021 (Leonard, Pete)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
29 May 2011
1st for VC55 - confirmed by gen det
