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Coleophora maritimella

Checklist Number
37.078 [B&F: 0585]

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:maritimella
Authority:Newman, 1873

Nationally scarce (Nb) on saltmarshes along the coast of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight exclusively confined to the coast, where declining, and now largely restricted to the south-east of the county. Wingspan 9-11 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 within seedheads of Sea Rush, 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
Yarmouth (SZ38)1870-E R BankesCase
Freshwater (SZ38)14/10/2005-David G Green & Susan A ClarkeLarval

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Highcliffe (SZ29)1950-E H WildCase
Gilkicker Point (SZ69)07/04/1973-Richard J DicksonCase
Hamble Common (SU40)23/04/1973-Richard J DicksonCase
Gilkicker Point (SZ69)25/05/1973oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59)14/06/1974-Richard J DicksonLarval feeding signs
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)05/05/1978-Richard J DicksonCase
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)08/07/1983-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Southsea (SZ69)19/07/1984oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)30/07/1985oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)20/07/1990oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)26/06/1991oneJ R Langmaid, R M PalmerCase
Hayling Island (SZ79)29/07/1991oneJ R Langmaid, R J Dickson, P R Durnell-
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)17/01/1992-John R LangmaidCase
Hayling Island (SZ79)14/07/1992twoJ R Langmaid, B SkinnerAdult
Southsea (SZ69)01/08/1992oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)11/04/1994-J R Langmaid, D O'KeeffeLarval feeding signs
Hayling Island (SZ79)06/05/1994-J R Langmaid, D O'KeeffeLarval feeding signs
Fareham (SU50)13/07/1994oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)29/05/1995oneJ R Langmaid, S M PalmerCase
Hayling Island (SZ79)22/07/1995oneJohn W Phillips, John R Langmaid, D YoungAdult
Hayling Island (SZ79)22/07/1995oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Southsea (SZ69)21/07/1996threeJohn R LangmaidAdult
Hamble Common (SU40)27/02/1997-Richard J DicksonCase
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)30/06/1997oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Cadland (SU40)12/07/1997oneJ R Langmaid, B GoaterAdult
Hayling Island (SZ79)14/10/1997-J R Langmaid, J C KosterLarval feeding signs
Bursledon (SU40)08/09/1998oneJ R Langmaid, M G M JansenCase
Hayling Island (SZ79)22/03/2000-J R Langmaid, I R ThirlwellLarval feeding signs
Hamble Common (SU40)26/07/200025Richard J DicksonAdult
Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60)17/05/2001-J R Langmaid, B ElliottLarval feeding signs
Southsea (SZ69)24/07/2001oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)15/07/2003oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Hayling (SU70)26/09/2004-J R Langmaid et al Case
Portsmouth (SU60)28/06/2009oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)30/06/2009twoIan ThirlwellAdult
Hamble Estuary (SU40)16/05/2012oneJ R Langmaid, R J DicksonCase
Hamble Estuary (SU40)16/05/2012oneRichard J DicksonCase
Hamble Estuary (SU40)04/06/2012oneJohn R LangmaidCase
Portsmouth (SU60)17/07/2013oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Southsea (SZ69)17/07/2013oneJohn R LangmaidAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)21/07/2013oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Portsmouth (SU60)19/07/2016oneIan ThirlwellAdult
Hengistbury Head (SZ19)27/06/2023oneMike JeffesAdult