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Coleophora coracipennella

Checklist Number
37.014 [B&F: 0494]

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:coracipennella
Authority:(Hübner, 1796)

Local in hedgerows, scrubland and orchards throughout much of Britain, but not in northern Scotland; rare in Wales. Probably under-recorded in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, where the extent of known records correlate with those areas in which the recording effort is concentrated. Wingspan 8.5-11.5 mm. Imago separable from C. prunifoliae and C. spinella only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Blackthorn and Apple, living within a movable case; no feature is known for distinguishing cases of the three species, and the moths must therefore be bred and dissected.

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)