37.006 BF491 – Rose Case-bearer – Coleophora gryphipennella – (Hübner, 1796)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Coleophora serratella (Common Case-bearer); Coleophora coracipennella (Blackthorn Case-bearer)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 7 November 2025 at Sunnydale LNR, Derby ) – Uncertain as insufficient data available; 16/10/2009 Rose End Meadows and 1985
Between 2001 – 2011 17 records of larval cases and feeding signs from a variety of sites across the county. Leaf Mines found in Derby 7/11/2025
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of Rose living in a moveable case.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 10 November 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Andrew John Shervill
Last Recorded General Area – Sunnydale LNR, Derby
Selected Images:
Rose End Meadows – 16/10/2009 – Steve Orridge©/ Sunnydale LNR 7/11/2025 Andrew John Shervill©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2001 - 2011)
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Distribution Map for Coleophora gryphipennella
Found 19 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 19 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 19 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora gryphipennella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Coleophora gryphipennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Coleophora gryphipennella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora gryphipennella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora gryphipennella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora gryphipennella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Coleophora gryphipennella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora gryphipennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora gryphipennella
Coleophora gryphipennella
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 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora gryphipennella
Coleophora gryphipennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Mine 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 mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Coleophora gryphipennella – 19 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Dale | SK17G | 03/09/2011 | 1 | Larval Feeding Signs | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP7LA |
| Broomfield Hall, Morley, Derby | SK34V | 06/11/2010 | 1 | Larval Feeding Signs | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6QV |
| Thorpe, Dovedale | SK15K | 13/10/2010 | 1 | Larval Feeding Signs | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTR1 |
| Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Case | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6PA |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Case | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6O7 |
| Cromford, Matlock DE, UK | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC28924597 |
| Rose End Meadow | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | mine | Orridge, Steve; Hind, Steve, Budworth, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40312703 |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Case | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COT0P |
| Cromford | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Case | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP55X |
| Linacre | SK37L | 13/10/2009 | 1 | Case | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP54U |
| Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Case | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWZC |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP53Q |
| Tissington Trail, Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Case | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWYL |
| Norbury | SK14G | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Case | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP536 |
| Hope | SK18R | 10/09/2009 | 1 | Larvae | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWXM |
| Cramside Wood (DWT reserve) | SK17R | 20/06/2007 | 1 | Larvae | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSB8 |
| Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge | SK07E | 26/09/2006 | 1 | Case | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9Y4 |
| Hillclifflane, nr Idridgehay | SK24Y | 02/11/2002 | 1 | Case | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1H2 |
| Abbotsholme School, Rocester | SK13E | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Case | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVGL |