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Coleophora asteris

Checklist Number
37.082 [B&F: 0562]

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:asteris
Authority:Mühlig, 1864

Nationally scarce (Na) in saltmarshes along the southern and eastern coasts of England, from Devon to south-east Yorkshire, largely absent from the west coast. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight occurs on the saltmarshes around the three harbours in the south-east of the county and on the north-west coast of the Island. Wingspan 10-15 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 feeds on seeds of Sea Aster, living within a movable case. The case is similar to that of C. virgaureae.

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)01/08/193833K G BlairLarval
Yarmouth (SZ38)02/10/193810L T FordLarval
Newtown Ranges (SZ49)18/09/1977-AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ UffenCase
Newtown (SZ49)15/10/2006-David BiggsCase

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)1984-John R Langmaid-
Southsea (SZ69)26/08/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)31/08/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)04/09/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)25/08/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)27/08/1987oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Southsea (SZ69)28/08/1987twoJ R LangmaidAdult
Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60)1988-D H Sterling-
Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60)18/08/1990oneJ R Langmaid, D H, M J SterlingAdult
Southsea (SZ69)22/08/1990oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)24/08/1990oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)26/08/1990oneJ R LangmaidAdult
The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51)12/08/1991oneJ R Langmaid, P M Potts, E T, M, G RobertsAdult
Southsea (SZ69)19/08/1991oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/09/1991twoJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/09/1994oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)14/08/1995oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)19/07/1997oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)03/11/1999-Phil BuddLarval
Fareham, Cams Bay (SU50)22/08/2000twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)01/10/2000-Richard J DicksonCase
Hayling (SU70)30/09/2002oneJ R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellCase
Southsea (SZ69)22/08/2003oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)04/09/2012oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Hook shore (SU40)04/11/2012threeTony DavisCase
Portsmouth (SU60)30/07/2016oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)15/08/2016oneIan ThirlwellAdult