Photo © Rob Edmunds
Coleophora hemerobiella
Checklist Number37.039 [B&F: 0523]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Coleophorinae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | hemerobiella |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1763) |
Local in hedgerows, gardens and orchards throughout much of south-eastern England. First recorded in Hampshire in Shroner Wood, north Hampshire, in 1965, but then not seen again until 2003, when increasingly found in suitable habitat in the north-east of the county. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 12-15 mm. The forewings are pale grey and the stigma is normally clearly visible; the species is usually quite unmistakable. Larva mines leaves of Hawthorn, Apple, Wild Cherry, Rowan, Pear, Plum and Whitebeam, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, living within a movable case, and over-wintering twice; case length 8-11 mm.
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 Needles (SZ28) | 10/07/2015 | one | Stephen Plummer | Adult |
| Totland Bay (SZ38) | 30/09/2017 | one | Dave Cooke | Case |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 08/08/2007 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 23/07/2008 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 28/07/2012 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 18/05/2013 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Case |
| Tuckton, Bournemouth (SZ19) | 21/07/2018 | one | Ann Pardy | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 06/08/1965 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 11/05/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 15/05/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Crookham (SU75) | 15/05/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 16/05/2003 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 06/05/2004 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 04/05/2005 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU75) | 20/05/2005 | 25 | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 23/05/2005 | three | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 28/05/2005 | five | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 12/05/2006 | - | David G Green & Mike Wall | Case |
| Alton (SU73) | 30/06/2006 | three | Dave Owen | Adult |
| Alton (SU73) | 04/07/2006 | one | Dave Owen | Adult |
| Roundwood Estate (SU54) | 31/07/2007 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Adult |
| Fleet (SU75) | 16/05/2008 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| West Green, St Helens (SU75) | 31/05/2008 | - | Rob Edmunds | Case |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 21/07/2008 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Deadwater Valley (SU83) | 27/07/2010 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52) | 21/05/2011 | three | David G Green & Mike Wall | Case |
| Upton (SU35) | 01/08/2012 | two | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Minley Wood (SU85) | 03/05/2023 | three | Ben Dale | Larval |
VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 19/07/2003 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 20/07/2003 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 11/07/2009 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 23/07/2013 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
