Photo © Rob Edmunds
Coleophora potentillae
Checklist Number37.027 [B&F: 0513]
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: | potentillae |
| Authority: | Elisha, 1885 |
Local in rough grassland, damp woodland, fens, ditches and woodland rides in England, south of a line from Lincolnshire to Herefordshire, central and western Scotland, and western Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight there are scattered records throughout, but most frequent at Leckford, Botley Wood, Teg Down and Emer Bog. Wingspan 8-9.5 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and best identified in the field, where in Hampshire the larvae are mainly found on rosaceous herbs and shrubs. Foodplants are wide ranging, quoted as including Agrimonia (Agrimony), Filpendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet), Fragaria vesca (Wild Strawberry), Geum spp (Avens), Potentilla spp. (Cinquefoils), Rosa spp. (Rose), Rubus sp (brambles). and also Crataegus (Hawthorn), Betula (Birch), Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) and Helianthemum (Rock Rose). The case resembles that of C.violacea, but does not lie so flat again the leaf as this species (having a mouth angle of 30 to 50°). C.violacea also has a case which bulges in the middle, whereas in C.potentillae the case tapers towards the posterior.
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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 10/06/1938 | one | L T Ford | Case |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 12/06/1938 | one | L T Ford | Case |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 13/06/1938 | one | L T Ford | Case |
| Newtown Ranges (SZ49) | 18/09/1977 | - | AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ Uffen | Case |
| Reeth Bay, Niton (SZ57) | 23/05/1997 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Reeth Bay, Niton (SZ57) | 23/05/1997 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Medina (SZ59) | 06/09/2003 | - | David Biggs | Larval |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 12/10/1978 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 05/11/1978 | one | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 25/09/1979 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 21/10/1979 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 20/09/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Heckford | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 18/10/1980 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 03/10/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 06/10/1983 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 10/11/1984 | three | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R P Knill-Jones | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 05/10/1986 | two | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 26/10/1986 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 10/09/1987 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 01/01/1989 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J Sterling | Larval feeding signs |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 03/06/1991 | two | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 03/06/1991 | two | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU42) | 14/09/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 30/09/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 04/10/1991 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval feeding signs |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/09/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Case |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU42) | 05/10/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU42) | 10/10/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 17/10/1992 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval feeding signs |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 03/09/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Case |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 25/02/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Emer Bog (SU32) | 01/10/1999 | four | Brian Elliott | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 02/10/1999 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, B Elliott | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 02/10/1999 | one | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Southleigh Forest (SU70) | 03/11/1999 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU42) | 25/10/2001 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 22/09/2005 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Case |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 28/09/2006 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Case |
| West Walk (SU61) | 06/07/2007 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Highbridge (SU42) | 03/08/2010 | - | David S Hubble | Adult |
| Allbrook (SU42) | 03/08/2010 | - | David S Hubble | Mine |
| Staunton CP (SU70) | 17/09/2019 | one | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell & J W Phillips | Case |
| Whiteley (SU50) | 02/02/2023 | - | Dan Houghton | Larval feeding signs |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 02/02/2023 | - | David Wallace | Larval feeding signs |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 17/09/1987 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 13/10/1990 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 26/03/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Larval feeding signs |
| Liss (SU72) | 15/11/2001 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, B Elliott | Larval feeding signs |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 13/02/2006 | - | J R Langmaid, R D Edmunds | Larval feeding signs |
| Faccombe (SU35) | 26/05/2013 | two | Susan A Clarke, David G Green | Larval |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 24/11/2020 | two | Josie Hewitt | Larval |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 29/11/2020 | three | Josie Hewitt | Larval |
