Species Details

ABH: 37.095

BF: 556

Family: Coleophoridae

Taxon: Coleophora trochilella

Authority: (Duponchel, [1843])

Vernacular: Verge Case-bearer

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on downland, open scrubland and grassy slopes across southern England and Wales, north to Yorkshire The main confusion species is C. follicularis, from which it is separable only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Mugwort, Ox-eye Daisy, Tansy, Wormwood and Yarrow, living within a movable case; case length 10 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: 11 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jun (2011) — 2 Aug (2011)

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

Foodplant: Achillea sp., Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort), Eupatorium sp., Tanacetum sp.

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

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 8

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2018

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