Coleophora currucipennella

Checklist Number
37.054 [B&F: 0534]

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:currucipennella
Authority:Zeller, 1839

Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in woodland in parts of southern England, declining, most recently recorded in Kent, Essex, Oxfordshire, Monmouthshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight there are two old records from the Island, but nothing has been heard of the species there since 1934. Wingspan 13-15 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 Hazel, Hornbeam and Oak, living within a movable pistol-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)

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Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Hamstead (SZ49)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult
Gurnard (SZ49)19/07/1934threeS N A JacobsCase