Photo © Pat Clements
Coleophora prunifoliae
Checklist Number37.017 [B&F: 0494a]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Coleophorinae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | prunifoliae |
| Authority: | Doets, 1944 |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows and scrubland throughout England. In Hampshire apparently restricted to the coastal strip east of Southampton, from Brownwich and Titchfield Haven to Hayling Island. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Adults are indistinguishable externally from C. coracipennella and C. spinella and identification therefore relies on dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Blackthorn and also Dwarf Cherry and Apple, living and feeding within a movable case; no feature is known for distinguishing cases of the three species, and the moths must therefore be bred and dissected.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niton (SZ57) | 06/06/2013 | - | J R Langmaid, S M Palmer | Case |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 1980 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60) | 25/05/1981 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Hayling Island (SU70) | 07/06/1986 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Case |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 07/05/1990 | two | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 07/05/1990 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 19/07/1990 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 15/05/1992 | - | J R Langmaid | Case |
| Brownwich cliffs (SU50) | 15/05/1995 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 19/07/1995 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Brownwich cliffs (SU50) | 16/04/1997 | one | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Great Salterns NR, Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/07/1997 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/07/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 05/05/1998 | four | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hayling (SZ79) | 11/05/1998 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Case |
| Brownwich cliffs (SU50) | 15/05/2001 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Warsash (SU40) | 16/05/2012 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Case |
| Warsash (SU40) | 16/05/2012 | one | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 08/07/2017 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 07/07/2018 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 06/07/2022 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 07/07/2022 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
