37.027 BF513  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora potentillae – Potentilla Case-bearer – (Elisha, 1885) 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
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
Other Name/s: Shaded Case-bearer
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: C.violacea
Distribution:  (First record: 6 May 1997 at Sawley )  –  (Last record: 12 October 2024 at Buxton )  –  Status Unknown/Uncertain due to insufficient data – First VC57 & Derbyshire of this species appears to be from Sawley 6/5/1997 – 5 cases collected (DaNES). Larval Case – Buxton 12/10/2024
Flight Period: June /  July /  Mine Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  May /  September /  October /  November /  December /   – The larval case resembles C.violacea Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 8 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-9mm
Food Plant: Agrimony, Meadowsweet, Wild Strawberry, Bramble
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 1997
Last Recorded By – Steve Orridge
Last Recorded General Area – Buxton

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Distribution Map for Coleophora potentillae

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora potentillae

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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 potentillae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Coleophora potentillae
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora potentillae
( 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 potentillae
( 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 potentillae – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Coleophora potentillaeWaterswallows, BuxtonSK07X202412/10/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Coleophora potentillaeLock Lane Tip, Sawley, Long EatonSK43V199706/05/199712Casevc57_danes_bc_data

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