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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Coleophora alcyonipennella – Clover Case-bearer; Coleophora mayrella – Clothed Case-bearer
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: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1997 - 2025)
Distribution Map for Coleophora deauratella
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 2 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 deauratella
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Coleophora deauratella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Coleophora deauratella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora deauratella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora deauratella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora deauratella
AGR: 14.72% | Total % Change: 200%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora deauratella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora deauratella
Coleophora deauratella
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 deauratella
Coleophora deauratella
( 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 deauratella – 3 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Clouds, meadow | SK43T | 23/08/2025 | 3 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44732825 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 01/06/2017 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060089 |
| Linacre Middle Resr, Chesterfield | SK37G | 07/06/1997 | 2 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COZLQ |