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Coleophora gardesanella

Checklist Number
37.096 [B&F: 0557]

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:gardesanella
Authority:Toll, 1953

Nationally scarce (Na) in a wide variety of habitats, including saltmarshes, damp meadows, marshes, river-banks, dry grassland, downland, waste ground and roadside verges, in the south-eastern counties of England, from Hampshire to Essex, but may prove to be more widespread. In Hampshire first recorded in 1977, from Botley Wood, and since found in several localities in southern Hampshire and a few in the north. not recorded on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 9.5-11 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and the larvae, which live in cases of characteristic form and which can sometimes be found on the foodplant, may be easier to identify by comparison against a reference collection. Larva mines leaves of Sea Wormwood, Mugwort, Sneezewort, Yarrow, Tansy and Ox-eye Daisy, living within a movable case.

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
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Botley Wood (SU50)27/05/1978-J R LangmaidCase
West Walk, Wickham (SU61)28/05/1978sixJ R LangmaidCase
Botley Wood (SU50)03/06/1978-J R Langmaid, J M Chalmers-HuntCase
Eastney (SZ69)25/06/1978oneJ R LangmaidCase
West Walk, Wickham (SU61)27/05/1979threeJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonCase
West Walk, Wickham (SU61)08/07/1979-J R LangmaidCase
Botley Wood (SU51)1980-John R Langmaid-
Southsea (SZ69)03/08/1982oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)08/08/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Eastney (SZ69)16/06/1985twoJ R LangmaidCase
Southsea (SZ69)21/08/1985oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Milford on Sea (SZ29)01/01/1989-J R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J SterlingCase
Southsea (SZ69)28/07/1991oneJ R Langmaid-
Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60)23/05/1992-J R LangmaidCase
Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60)09/06/1992-J R Langmaid, R M Palmer, D H SterlingCase
Southsea (SZ69)06/07/1992oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60)08/06/1993-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
Southsea (SZ69)02/08/1995oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/08/1996oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)10/07/1999oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Eastney (SZ69)22/06/2001-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellCase
Portsdown (SU60)02/08/2001oneJ R Langmaid, M R YoungAdult
Milton Common (SU60)20/05/2004-J R Langmaid, A J Pickles, I R ThirlwellCase
Eastney (SZ69)26/05/2004oneJ R Langmaid, D J L AgassizCase
Keyhaven Marshes (SZ39)17/07/2004oneDavid G GreenAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)15/05/200615Richard J DicksonCase
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)15/05/2006-J R Langmaid, R J DicksonCase
Hedge End (SU51)31/07/2012oneDavid G GreenAdult
Southsea (SZ69)27/05/2017oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)19/06/2017oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Eastney (SZ69)23/06/2017oneJ R Langmaid, S M PalmerCase

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Leckford Estate (SU33)07/07/1985oneJ R Langmaid, D H, P H SterlingAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)23/07/2003oneJ R Langmaid, M R YoungAdult