37.099 BF553  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora striatipennella – Hedge Case-bearer – (Nylander, 1848) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Larval Case:  C2 – Photo or specimen of larval case/plant required –       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 and photograph required **
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Coleophora peribenanderi
Thistle Case-bearer
Distribution:  Uncertain – insufficient data – 2 records in 1997 from Linacre (Likely to be first county records) Larval cases and 1 record from Biggin Dale 2010 an Adult to MV Light (DaNES)
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  one or two generations Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-13mm
Food Plant: Lesser Stitchwort
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Coleophora striatipennella

Found 3 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020
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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 striatipennella

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


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

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora striatipennella
( 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 striatipennella
( 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 striatipennella – 3 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Linacre Middle Resr, ChesterfieldSK37G07/06/19973Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Linacre Resr (opposite Top Res), ChesterfieldSK37G09/06/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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