Coleophora amethystinella
Checklist Number37.047 [B&F: 0520]
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: | amethystinella |
| Authority: | Ragonot, 1885 |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and known until recently from just two sites on grassland close to the sea in Essex, Fingringhoe Wick and Little Oakley. In Hampshire one was found on Portsdown Hill in 2005 and this remains the sole Hampshire record to date. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 14-18 mm. Flies in afternoon sunshine. Differs from other similarly coloured species in having no white at the apex of the antenna (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva feeds within seedpods of Smooth Tare, living within a movable case; case length 9-11 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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsdown (SU60) | 22/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 22/06/2016 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |