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Coleophora solitariella

Checklist Number
37.100 [B&F: 0525]

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:solitariella
Authority:Zeller, 1849

Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows and open woodland in southern England, as far north as Lincolnshire, and eastern Wales (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded only a handful of times, mainly in the south of the county, with a single record from the Island. Wingspan 10-12 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 Greater Stitchwort, 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
The Wilderness, nr. Rooksley (SZ58)22/09/1977-AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ UffenCase
Godshill (SZ58)14/06/2012-Brian ElliottCase

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Bournemouth (SZ09)1960-Scarsdale C S Brown-
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)19/07/1978oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Braishfield (SU32)16/04/1981fiveD H SterlingCase
Hayling Island (SU70)07/06/1986-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonCase
Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59)07/05/199010Richard J DicksonCase
Browndown (SZ59)07/05/1990-J R Langmaid, R J DicksonCase
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)15/05/1996-Richard J DicksonCase
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)10/03/1997-Richard J DicksonCase
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)19/03/1997-Richard J DicksonCase
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)05/05/1998-Richard J DicksonCase
Botley Wood (SU50)20/05/1998oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Roydon Woods NR (SU30)1999-Phil Budd-
Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30)07/07/1999-Phil BuddAdult
Fareham (SU50)27/07/2000oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Brownwich cliffs (SU50)15/05/2001-Richard J DicksonCase
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)12/05/2008oneJ R LangmaidCase
Exbury (SU40)16/05/2011-J R Langmaid, B ElliottCase
Brownwich (SU50)25/04/202288Dan HoughtonCase
Thatcher's Copse (SU50)25/04/202288Dan HoughtonCase

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Tadley (SU66)1900-W FassnidgeLarval
Ramsdell (SU55)1959-D W H FfennellLarval
Pamber Forest (SU66)11/10/2009-J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J NorrissCase
Yateley Common (SU85)15/04/2022oneBen DaleCase
Yateley Common (SU85)30/04/2022fiveBen DaleCase