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Coleophora adjunctella

Checklist Number
37.068 [B&F: 0586]

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:adjunctella
Authority:Hodgkinson, 1882

Nationally scarce (Nb) in saltmarshes on the coast of England and Wales from Cumbria to Suffolk (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight exclusively confined to the coast, where declining, and now largely restricted to the south-east of the county. Wingspan 8-11 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 feeds within seed capsules of Saltmarsh Rush, 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)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Yarmouth (SZ38)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Larval
Yarmouth (SZ38)1926-E G R WatersLarval
Yarmouth (SZ38)01/05/1969-J M Chalmers-HuntCase
St Helens (SZ68)05/08/1987-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonCase
Totland (SZ38)27/05/2022oneRachel TerryAdult
Clamerkin Creek (SZ49)03/06/2022twoIain OutlawAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)1984-John R Langmaid-
Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ69)13/06/1987oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Southsea (SZ69)26/06/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)27/08/1987-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60)10/06/1989-J R LangmaidAdult
Hayling (SZ69)27/07/1989-J R LangmaidCase
Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60)18/08/1990-J R Langmaid, D H, M J SterlingCase
Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60)16/08/1992-J R LangmaidCase
Lower Titchfield Haven NR (SU50)24/06/1994oneJ R Langmaid, P M PottsAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)12/06/2001fourDavid AppletonAdult
Hayling (SU70)26/09/2004-J R Langmaid et al Case
Botley Wood (SU51)25/05/2005oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)04/06/2007oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)31/05/2008oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)19/06/2013oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)06/06/2014oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)18/07/2014oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)29/05/2016oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)12/06/2017oneIan ThirlwellAdult