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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Kinver Edge Staffordshire. July 26th 2010. Gen Det female.

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Coleophora lutipennella

(Zeller, 1838)490 / 37.005

Fairly common resident.

Quercus spp. with larvae mining leaves in autumn and feeding on oak catkins in the spring in a small curved case. Then mining leaves until May in a pale brown tubular trivalved case.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum and gen. det. of bred moth is required.

Recorded in 59 (42%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 10-12mm
Flight: July / August
Foodplant:   Oak
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Case: C4
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
30/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO51
26/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO74
23/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO65
23/07/20221VC36 - HerefordshireSO55
19/07/20222VC40 - ShropshireSJ51
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