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Coleophora saturatella
Checklist Number37.042 [B&F: 0545]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Coleophorinae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | saturatella |
| Authority: | Stainton, 1850 |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on heathland, open woodland and rough pastures in parts of south-eastern England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded very occasionally, and reported from Blackbushe Airfield in the north in 2020. Wingspan 12-15 mm. The main confusion species is C. genistae, but that species has the ground colour of the forewing paler and more ochreous and the costal streak reaching almost to the apex (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines leaves of Broom and Dyer's Greenweed, living within a movable case; case length 8 mm.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalfleet (SZ48) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ38) | 1900 | - | K G Blair | Larval |
| Shalfleet (SZ48) | 1929 | - | H G Jeffery | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Solent NNR (SZ49) | 23/06/1990 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| North Solent NNR (SZ49) | 04/06/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R J B Hoare | Case |
| North Solent NNR (SZ49) | 02/06/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz, A M Emmet | Case |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 29/08/2001 | one | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 29/05/2011 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbushe Airfield (SU85) | 08/06/2020 | three | Josie Hewitt | Larval |
| Blackbushe Airfield (SU85) | 02/07/2020 | four | Josie Hewitt | Larval |
| Blackbushe Airfield (SU85) | 19/11/2020 | one | Josie Hewitt | Larval |
| Long Valley, Fleet (SU85) | 02/01/2021 | one | Tony Davis | Case |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 09/04/2023 | three | Ben Dale | Larval |
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