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Coleophora sternipennella

Checklist Number
37.084 [B&F: 0566]

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:sternipennella
Authority:(Zetterstedt, 1839)

Nationally scarce (Nb) on waste ground, farmland and rough ground in England, south of a line from The Wash to the Severn estuary, but also in the north-eastern counties, North Wales and the Isle of Man (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire more often on the coast that C. saxicolella, and virtually confined to Portsmouth and the surrounding area. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10.5-15 mm. Imago very similar to C. saxicolella, from which only reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on seeds of Fat-hen, living within a movable case. Case indistinguishable from those of C. saxicolella, C. versurella and C. vestianella.

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)

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Marchwood (SU31)1967oneD W H FfennellAdult
Southampton (SU41)12/07/1967oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)21/07/1967oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)07/08/1967oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)10/06/1968oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)16/06/1968oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)10/07/1968twoDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southampton (SU41)23/07/1968oneDavid J L AgassizAdult
Southsea (SZ69)26/07/1983oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)16/07/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)31/07/1984oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)14/07/1986oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)13/07/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)27/07/1987oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)13/08/1990oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Fareham (SU50)06/08/1993oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)20/08/1993oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)26/07/1997oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Fareham (SU50)09/08/1998twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/08/1999oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)08/08/1999oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)26/07/2000oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Fareham (SU50)31/07/2000oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)03/08/2000oneBrian ElliottAdult
Fareham (SU50)01/10/2000oneRichard J DicksonCase
Waterlooville (SU61)13/08/2002-Richard J MooreAdult
Cosham (SU60)06/08/2003oneTerry JenningsAdult
Fareham (SU50)08/08/2004twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)09/08/2004oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Cosham (SU60)12/08/2005-Terry JenningsAdult
Horsea Island (SU60)21/07/2006oneMaurice OpieAdult
Cosham (SU60)07/08/2006-Terry JenningsAdult
Southsea (SZ69)24/08/2007oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)11/08/2012oneJ R LangmaidAdult
Upham (SU52)05/08/2014oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)06/08/2014oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)09/07/2022oneIan ThirlwellAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Sherborne St John (SU65)27/07/2006oneNick MontegriffoAdult
Old Down, Kempshott (SU54)05/08/2011oneTony Dobson & G A HenwoodAdult
Sherborne St John (SU65)10/08/2015oneNick MontegriffoAdult
Basingstoke (SU65)11/08/2021oneMike WallAdult