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Coleophora nutantella
Checklist Number37.105 [B&F: 0550]
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: | nutantella |
| Authority: | Mühlig & Frey, 1857 |
Nationally scarce (Na) on grassy slopes, roadside verges and waste ground in parts of south-eastern England, extending as far inland as Oxfordshire. In Hampshire recorded recently only from Portchester Common with old records from Droxford, Leckford, Martyr Worthy and Martin Down. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 14-19 mm. Very similar to C. galbulipennella. 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 seed capsules of Nottingham Catchfly and Bladder Campion, 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)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 06/05/1990 | one | Steve Nash | Adult |
| Martin Down NNR (SU01) | 16/05/1990 | - | Steve Nash | - |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droxford (SU61) | 1980 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Portchester (SU60) | 09/07/1987 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 24/06/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 04/07/2011 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 15/08/2014 | - | John R Langmaid | Case |
| Portsdown (SU60) | 05/10/2015 | five | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Case |
| Portchester Common SSSI (SU60) | 21/06/2019 | one | Tony Tindale | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 16/06/1963 | - | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 10/07/1986 | 14 | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Case |
