37.05 BF532 - Coleophoridae - Coleophora albidella - Sallow Pistol Case-bearer

37.05 BF532 - Coleophoridae - Coleophora albidella - Sallow Pistol Case-bearer - (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Adult Micro: CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required -

Larval Case: C1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Coleophoridae

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Other Name/s: White Sallow 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: Coleophora anatipennella
Pistol Case-bearer

ID pointers: Overall white with sparse, sometimes feint, darker speckling, and has a noticeable buff tuft at the base of the antenna.

Distribution: Significant Record – one from Coombes Reservoir 1963 (DaNES)

Flight Period: June / July / - single generation – attracted to Mercury Vapour Light

- The larvae feed on Salix spp This is found in fens, boggy areas and damp woodland. The case is made from silk and fragments of epidermis and frass and is covered with white hairs (from the leaves). The end of the larval case is turned over.

Moth Activity: Cathemeral - and is attracted to light

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 24 April 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 13-16mm

Food Plant: Salix spp.

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