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37.085 [B&F: 0569] Coleophora squamosella Stainton, 1856

 

Scarce on waste ground, roadside verges and calcareous grassland in central southern and south-eastern England and the Breckland district of East Anglia (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire known from a few locations, around Chilbolton in the north, where last recorded in 1992, and Horsea Island and Queen Elizabeth CP, Petersfield. A case observed at Micheldever, VC12 was the first for that vice-county for 30 years. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-13 mm. The larva feeds on seeds of Blue Fleabane, living within a movable case.

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Distribution Map

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Detail records

SiteDateQuantityRecorderStage
VC11 South Hampshire
Horsea Island (SU60)10/10/1985-J R LangmaidCase
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71)28/09/2012sevenTony DavisCase
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71)06/11/2012-J R Langmaid, A M DavisCase
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71)26/09/2014threeJ R LangmaidCase
VC12 North Hampshire
Wherwell (SU34)18/10/1979-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
West Down, Chilbolton (SU33)18/09/1981-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
West Down, Chilbolton (SU33)03/10/1982-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
Wherwell (SU34)10/10/1992-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingCase
Micheldever (SU54)19/09/2022oneTony DavisCase

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