Species Details

ABH: 37.069

BF: 587

Family: Coleophoridae

Taxon: Coleophora caespititiella

=Coleophora argrammella

Authority: Zeller, 1839

Vernacular: Buff Rush Case-bearer

Account: Common in woodland clearings, damp meadows and marshes, both salt and fresh-water, throughout much of England, Wales and southern Ireland Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection. Larva feeds within seed capsules of Compact Rush, Soft-rush, Jointed Rush, Hard Rush and Saltmarsh Rush, subsequently living within a movable case.

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: 8 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 May (2007) — 28 Jun (2004)

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

Foodplant: Juncus sp.

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 58

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2020

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