11.006 BF181  –  Psychidae –  Taleporiinae – Taleporia tubulosa – Brown Bagworm – (Retzius, 1783) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Psychidae  >> Taleporiinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A dull brownish moth with a yellow head. Cilia is dark and there is a pale central cross-band
Distribution:  (Last record: 1989 at Spring Wood )  –  Uncertain due to insufficient data – Harrison & Sterling lists one record of larval cases from Spring Wood and Clough Wood and DaNES lists 1989 from Spring Wood, this would indicate that this species is rare or even now absent from the recording area.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  Female is wingless resembling a yellow grub Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Food Plant: Lichens and decaying plants
Last Recorded Year: 1989
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling; DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – Spring Wood

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Distribution Map for Taleporia tubulosa

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Taleporia tubulosa

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Taleporia tubulosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Taleporia tubulosa
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Taleporia tubulosa
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Taleporia tubulosa
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Taleporia tubulosa
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Taleporia tubulosa
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Taleporia tubulosa
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Taleporia tubulosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Taleporia tubulosa
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Taleporia tubulosa – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Taleporia tubulosaSpring WoodSK32R198901/05/198910Larval casesold_documented_vc57_moth_data

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