37.015 BF493  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora serratella – Common Case-bearer – (Linnaeus, 1761) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       Larval Case:  C2 – Photo or specimen of larval case/plant required –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread        purple – 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: C.coracipennella and C.gryphipennella
ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – Forewing dark brown or greyish brown. Antennae with white and brown or greyish brown rings becoming indistinct towards the tip.
Distribution:  Commonest species of Coleophorid and found across the British Isles wherever the food plant exists. Records indicate the species is widespread but locally uncommon in Derbyshire – records are of the Case and leaf mine. Likely to be under recorded.
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing in July – August. Mine Period: April /  May /   – The initial case is formed from a leaf fragment and the new case is formed after the larvae restarts feeding in the spring. Found on Ulmus (Elm), Betula (Birch), Alnus (Alder) and Corylus (Hazel). Casing shown on Corylus. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans; Mark Radford  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Food Plant: Birch (Betula), Elm (Ulmus), Alder (Alnus), or Hazel (Corylus).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW:  Wyver Lane, Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans© / Markham Vale – Mark Radford©

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Distribution Map for Coleophora serratella

Found 14 records
    ↳ 3 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 9 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 – Coleophora serratella

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora serratella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora serratella
( 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.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora serratella
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Coleophora serratella – 14 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Coleophora serratellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202513/08/20251mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202505/05/202510larval casevc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202503/05/20251Larval casevc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaKings newtonSK32Y202426/04/20245larval casevc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaKings Newton FieldsSK32Y202219/06/20221Pupavc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaLongshaw Estate and Padley GorgeSK27P201515/07/20151pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaShillito WoodSK27X201520/07/20151pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaRamsley Moor and ReservoirSK27X201526/05/20153pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora serratellaMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201403/05/20141Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora serratellaMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201428/04/20141Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora serratellaLadybower ResrSK18U201003/09/20101Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora serratellaPadley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P201019/08/20101Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora serratellaCrich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L199627/06/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora serratellaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K199519/05/19951Cocoonvc57_danes_bc_data

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