37.054 BF534 – Wood Pistol Case-bearer – Coleophora currucipennella – (Zeller, 1839)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C2 – Photo or specimen of larval case/plant required –
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Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C2 – Photo or specimen of larval case/plant required – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
** A possible dubious record
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– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Coleophora betulella (Birch Pistol Case-bearer)
Distribution: (Last record: 1982 at Hilton GP ) – Uncertain – possibly a dubious record – Harrison & Sterling list one record from Hilton GP, three to actinic light 10.7.82 – a slightly odd record as this species is polyphagous on the continent but in England it is associated with large Oak woods in the south.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Case
Mine Comment: The larvae are active over two calendar years beginning in late summer/autumn, overwintering in a case and resuming feeding the following spring often skeletonizing the leaves. The larva begins by mining the leaf of an oak or hornbeam,, creating a case out of a leaf fragment, the final case looking like a walking stick handle.
*** Last updated on 5 April 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 1982
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Hilton GP
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Distribution Map for Coleophora currucipennella
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora currucipennella
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Monthly Records By Year:
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First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora currucipennella
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora currucipennella
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora currucipennella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora currucipennella
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Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora currucipennella
Coleophora currucipennella
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 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora currucipennella
Coleophora currucipennella
( 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 2020-2026.
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