Photo © Nick Montegriffo
Coleophora artemisicolella
Checklist Number37.090 [B&F: 0577]
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: | artemisicolella |
| Authority: | Bruand, [1855] |
Local on waste ground, rough grassland and roadside verges throughout much of England and Wales, more numerous in the south and east. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight found chiefly close to the coast in the south-east of the county, with isolated records in the north of the county from Deadwater Valley, Stockbridge Down, Leckford, and Wildern, near Andover. Wingspan 10-13 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 and leaves of Mugwort, 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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 14/09/2001 | - | David G Green | Larval |
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens (SZ68) | 1980 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton (SU41) | 22/07/1967 | four | David J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 28/07/1967 | one | David J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 27/09/1979 | - | D H Sterling | Case |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 18/09/1982 | - | J R Langmaid | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 31/07/1984 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60) | 05/10/1985 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Winchester (SU43) | 22/08/1987 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 17/01/1992 | - | J R Langmaid | Larval feeding signs |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 06/03/1992 | - | J R Langmaid | Larval feeding signs |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 07/07/1992 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/09/1992 | one | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Case |
| Hilsea, Portsmouth (SU60) | 31/08/1993 | one | J R Langmaid | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 18/07/1994 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 21/07/1994 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 20/07/1995 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 25/07/1995 | two | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/07/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, I R Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 05/09/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Case |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 08/09/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 14/09/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Emmet | Larval feeding signs |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 06/09/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, M G M Jansen | Larval feeding signs |
| Sinah Common, Hayling (SZ79) | 17/09/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 23/07/1999 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 24/07/1999 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 31/08/2000 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Case |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 29/09/2000 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Fareham (SU50) | 29/07/2001 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 08/09/2002 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Case |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 15/07/2003 | one | J R Langmaid | Adult |
| Fawley (SU40) | 19/09/2003 | - | David G Green & Susan A Clarke | Larval feeding signs |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 24/10/2003 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval feeding signs |
| Fareham (SU50) | 25/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 28/07/2004 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/06/2005 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Stanpit Marsh (SZ19) | 15/07/2005 | one | P A Davey, R P Harley | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 15/09/2008 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval feeding signs |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 25/07/2009 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/09/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz | Larval feeding signs |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 04/09/2010 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Larval feeding signs |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 05/08/2012 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 23/07/2013 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 16/07/2015 | one | David Evans | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 15/09/2020 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Larval feeding signs |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Down (SU33) | 06/09/1991 | - | R J B Hoare | Case |
| Leckford (SU33) | 20/09/1991 | - | R J B Hoare | Case |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 04/10/1997 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Deadwater Valley (SU83) | 17/05/2007 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 21/10/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, M R Young, A M Davis | Larval feeding signs |
