37.072 BF578  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora otidipennella – Wood-rush Case-bearer – (Hübner, 1817) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C4 – As C3 but also a Gen.Det. required – Gen. Det. Required       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: Has a greyish colouration and appearance with numerous whitish streaks.
Distribution:  (First record: 9 May 2021 at Hathersage )  –  (Last record: 9 May 2021 at Hathersage )  –  A first record for the VC57 and the county – one 9th May 2021- Hathersage – the late Claire Miles (Gen Det)
General Comment: None
Flight Period: April /  May /  June Mine Period: Not Recorded
Mine Period Additional: Larvae feed on the seeds of Wood Rush, forming a white or yellowish case.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: The late Claire Miles  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Field Wood Rush
Last Recorded Year: 2021
First Recorded Year: 2021
Last Recorded By – The late Claire Miles
Last Recorded General Area – Hathersage

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Distribution Map for Coleophora otidipennella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora otidipennella

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Monthly Records By Year: Coleophora otidipennella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

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

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

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F09/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract

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