37.093 BF559  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora peribenanderi – Thistle Case-bearer – (Toll, 1943) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       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
** Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Pale Thistle 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 follicularis (Agrimony Case-bearer)
Distribution:  (Last record: 25 July 2015 at Calver )  –  Uncertain – very few records – a record from Long Eaton 1981 (Harrison & Sterling); 2 records in 2005 (Melbourne & Foremark Res) – both Gen Det by CMR; 1 in 2005 Swadlincote, Gen Det by CMR ; 1 in 2009 Linacre (S.H.Hind) – DaNES Leaf Mine from Calver 25/7/2015
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August Mine Period: Not Recorded
Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Andrew Watchorn – leaf mine  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Thistle
Last Recorded Year: 2015
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Calver

Selected Images:  

Calver 25th July 2015 – Andrew Watchorn©



Distribution Map for Coleophora peribenanderi

Found 6 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 6 from Before 2020
Flying
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Mining
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora peribenanderi

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Coleophora peribenanderi
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora peribenanderi
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora peribenanderi
( 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 2020-2026.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora peribenanderi
( 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.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Coleophora peribenanderi – 6 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Calver and River DerwentSK27M25/07/201530pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
LinacreSK37L13/10/20091Casevc57_danes_bc_data
FOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H09/07/20051adultvc57_irecords_extract
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H09/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y03/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X01/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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