Species Details

ABH: 37.055

BF: 541

Family: Coleophoridae

Taxon: Coleophora pyrrhulipennella

Authority: Zeller, 1839

Vernacular: Heath Case-bearer

Account: Local on heathland, moorland and bogs throughout much of Britain, north to the Great Glen One of the more distinctive Coleophora. Larva feeds on leaves of Heather and Bell Heather, living within a movable case; case length 9 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 — 14.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 Jun (2008) — 26 Jul (2012)

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

Foodplant: Calluna sp., Erica sp.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/coleophora-pyrrhulipennella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 32

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2017

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