37.03 BF512  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora binderella – Alder Case-bearer – (Kollar, 1832) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       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
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
** Photograph and identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Grey Alder Case-bearer
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 27 June 2015 at Blacka Moor )  –  Uncertain – Recorded from Repton dates unknown – (DaNES) and Harrison & Sterling The larval case was found at Blacka Moor Plantation 27/6/2015
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  Adults emerge in late June – July Mine Period: April /  May /  September /  October /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Andrew Watchorn – larval case  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 8-12mm
Food Plant: Alder, Hazel, Birch, Hornbeam
Last Recorded Year: 2015
Last Recorded By – Andrew Watchorn
Last Recorded General Area – Blacka Moor

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Blacka Moor 27/6/2015 – Andrew Watchorn©

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Distribution Map for Coleophora binderella

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

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora binderella

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


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

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora binderella
( 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 binderella
( 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 binderella – 1 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Coleophora binderellaBlacka Moor and PlantationSK28V201527/06/20151pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract

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