Photo © Jon Millo
Coleophora violacea
Checklist Number37.026 [B&F: 0509]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Coleophorinae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | violacea |
| Authority: | (Ström, 1783) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in open woodland, parks and scrubland throughout much of Britain, except for the far north of Scotland and the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. In Hampshire apparently rather scarce, typical finds being of single cases or single moths at light; an empty case was found on the Isle of Wight in 1995. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and the fact that the larva of this species is highly polyphagous means that cases are difficult to find. Wingspan 9-11 mm. Larva mines leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs, living within a movable case. The case is very similar to that of C. potentillae.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamstead (SZ49) | 10/06/1995 | one | David Biggs | Mine (vacated) |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 21/10/1979 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 18/10/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU51) | 25/07/1982 | one | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 03/10/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 26/08/1985 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 18/10/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42) | 18/10/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 26/10/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 10/09/1987 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 17/09/1994 | one | J R Langmaid, R J B Hoare | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 23/06/1998 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 16/05/2000 | one | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 15/10/2012 | one | Richard J Dickson | Larval |
| Romsey (SU32) | 26/05/2023 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 26/05/2023 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 27/05/2023 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 28/05/2023 | one | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 30/05/2023 | two | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
| Romsey (SU32) | 01/06/2023 | - | Nigel R Jones | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 23/09/1994 | one | J R Langmaid, A M Davis | Case |
| Cowdown Copse (SU55) | 18/06/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Yateley Heath (SU85) | 14/06/2003 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Fleet (SU85) | 13/06/2004 | - | Rob Edmunds | Mine |
| Fleet (SU85) | 16/09/2005 | one | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Minley Wood (SU85) | 26/09/2022 | three | Ben Dale | Mine |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 13/04/2023 | one | Ben Dale | Larval |
