37.022 BF504 – Willow Case-bearer – Coleophora lusciniaepennella – (Treitschke, 1833)
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
** Identification write up and photograph required
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– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required. Distribution: (First record: 1 June 1956 at Millers Dale ) – (Last record: 1 June 2026 at Markham Vale South Tip ) – Uncertain – Harrison & Sterling 1988 list under Coleophora viminetella 1916-1926 on Osier beds Repton / Millers Dale 1956 – no modern day records. A record of the larval case on Willow at markham Vale South Tip 1/6/2026
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Case
Mine Comment: The larva feeds by mining the leaves of its host plant while living inside a portable case. The final case is characteristically tri-coloured: green at the oral end, brown in the centre and dark at the anal end.
*** Last updated on 7 June 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2026
First Recorded Year: 1956
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale South Tip
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1956 - 1956) | Immatures: (between 2026 - 2026)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Coleophora lusciniaepennella
Found 2 records
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora lusciniaepennella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora lusciniaepennella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora lusciniaepennella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora lusciniaepennella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora lusciniaepennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
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 lusciniaepennella
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
( 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 lusciniaepennella – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 01/06/2026 | 1 | larval case | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC52989402 |
| Millers Dale | SK17L | 01/06/1956 | 1 | Adult | Harrison & Sterling | old_documented_vc57_moth_data |