37.028 BF510  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora juncicolella – Least Case-bearer – Stainton, 1851 Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
** Photograph and Identification write up required **
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Coleophora pyrrhulipennella
Heath Case-bearer
Distribution:  Harrison and Sterling recorded -Dale of Goyt 1956 – DaNES – widespread across the heather moorlands between 2002 – 2014 – cases found by sweep-netting – Likely to be under -recorded
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  Flies in sunshine over the heather moorlands – Sweep netting is best way to find the adults Mine Period: April /  May /   – Sweep netting is best way to find the larvae Moth Activity: Crepuscular   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 6-8mm
Food Plant: Ling and Bell Heather
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

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Distribution Map for Coleophora juncicolella

Found 6 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 6 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.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora juncicolella

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


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

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora juncicolella
( 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 juncicolella
( 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 juncicolella – 6 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Coleophora juncicolellaDeep Clough, Goyt's Moss, BuxtonSK07B201429/04/20141Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora juncicolellaGoytsclough Quarry, Goyt's Moss, BuxtonSK07B201429/04/20141Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora juncicolellaLongdendaleSK09P201302/05/20131Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora juncicolellaShooter's Clough, Goyt Valley, BuxtonSK07C200330/03/20031Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora juncicolellaDerbyshire Bridge, Goyt's Moss, BuxtonSK07A200219/04/20021Casevc57_danes_bc_data
Coleophora juncicolellaArnfield Resr, TintwistleSK09D200230/03/20021Casevc57_danes_bc_data

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