37.093 BF559  -  Coleophoridae - Coleophora peribenanderi  - Thistle Case-bearer - (Toll, 1943) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. 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
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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: 25/07/2015 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
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Thistle
Last Recorded Date: 25/07/2015
No First Date Information Recorded

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