37.032 BF515  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora albitarsella – White-legged Case-bearer – Zeller, 1849 Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       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
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 26 June 1963 at Matlock )  –  Uncertain – one record from 8/7/1927 Dovedale and last record from Matlock 26/6/1963
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  Flies at night and during the day – June – August  – The larvae mine small blotches on numerous food plants including Wild Basil Mentha spp, Origanum, Wild Clary, Ground-ivy and Thymus spp. Makes visible white blotches on leaves. Found in a wide range of habitats. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 27 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Wild Basil Mentha spp, Origanum, Wild Clary, Ground-ivy and Thymus spp.
Last Recorded Year: 1963
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Matlock

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Distribution Map for Coleophora albitarsella

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

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora albitarsella

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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 albitarsella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

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

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

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Coleophora albitarsellaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202501/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract

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