Species Details

ABH: 37.011

BF: 497

Family: Coleophoridae

Taxon: Coleophora badiipennella

Authority: (Duponchel, [1843])

Vernacular: Small Elm Case-bearer

Account: Local in hedgerows, woodland margins and scrubland throughout much of England Differs from C. adjectella in having dark-tipped scales over much of the forewing; C. trigeminella has dark-tipped scales nearly confined to wing-apex (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines leaves of English and Small-leaved Elm, preferring young trees, and living within a movable case; case length 5-6 mm.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 9 — 11 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 Jun (2008) — 6 Aug (2004)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Ulmus procera (English Elm), Ulmus sp. (an elm).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/coleophora-badiipennella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 29

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2020

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