37.006 BF491 - Coleophoridae - Coleophora gryphipennella - Rose-case Bearer

37.006 BF491 - Coleophoridae - Coleophora gryphipennella - Rose Case-bearer - (Hübner, 1796)

Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -

Larval Case: C1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Coleophoridae

ID Difficulty: Red

- 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: Non at this time

Distribution: (Last record: 01/03/2025 at Rose End Meadows ) - 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.

Flight Period: June / July / - Fly at dusk and dawn in late June and July

Mine Period: January / February / March / April / September / October / November / December / - The larvae mine the leaves of Rose living in a moveable case.

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - active from dusk and attracted to light

*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 11-13mm

Food Plant: Rose

Last Recorded Date: 01/03/2025

Last Recorded Year: 2009

Last Recorded By - Steve Orridge

Last Recorded General Area - Rose End Meadows

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