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Coleophora maritimella
Checklist Number37.078 [B&F: 0585]
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: | maritimella |
| Authority: | Newman, 1873 |
Nationally scarce (Nb) on saltmarshes along the coast of England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight exclusively confined to the coast, where declining, and now largely restricted to the south-east of the county. Wingspan 9-11 mm. Like many of the Coleophora, imagines are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection, and the larvae, which live in cases of characteristic form and which can sometimes be found on the foodplant, may be easier to identify by comparison against a reference collection. Larva feeds within seedheads of Sea Rush, living within a movable case.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1870 | - | E R Bankes | Case |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 14/10/2005 | - | David G Green & Susan A Clarke | Larval |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highcliffe (SZ29) | 1950 | - | E H Wild | Case |
| Gilkicker Point (SZ69) | 07/04/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 23/04/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 23/04/1973 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Gilkicker Point (SZ69) | 25/05/1973 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 14/06/1974 | - | Richard J Dickson | Larval feeding signs |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 05/05/1978 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 08/07/1983 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 19/07/1984 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 30/07/1985 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 20/07/1990 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 26/06/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer | Case |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 29/07/1991 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, P R Durnell | - |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 17/01/1992 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 14/07/1992 | two | J R Langmaid, B Skinner | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 01/08/1992 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 11/04/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, D O'Keeffe | Larval feeding signs |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 06/05/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, D O'Keeffe | Larval feeding signs |
| Fareham (SU50) | 13/07/1994 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 29/05/1995 | one | J R Langmaid, S M Palmer | Case |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 22/07/1995 | one | John W Phillips, John R Langmaid, D Young | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 22/07/1995 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 21/07/1996 | three | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 27/02/1997 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 27/02/1997 | - | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 30/06/1997 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Cadland (SU40) | 12/07/1997 | one | J R Langmaid, B Goater | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 14/10/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, J C Koster | Larval feeding signs |
| Bursledon (SU40) | 08/09/1998 | one | J R Langmaid, M G M Jansen | Case |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 22/03/2000 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval feeding signs |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 26/07/2000 | 25 | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hamble Common (SU40) | 26/07/2000 | - | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 17/05/2001 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval feeding signs |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 24/07/2001 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 15/07/2003 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hayling (SU70) | 26/09/2004 | - | J R Langmaid et al | Case |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 28/06/2009 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 30/06/2009 | two | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hamble Estuary (SU40) | 16/05/2012 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Case |
| Hamble Estuary (SU40) | 16/05/2012 | one | Richard J Dickson | Case |
| Hamble Estuary (SU40) | 04/06/2012 | one | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 17/07/2013 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 17/07/2013 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 21/07/2013 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 19/07/2016 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| Hengistbury Head (SZ19) | 27/06/2023 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
