37.07 BF583  –  Coleophoridae – Coleophora tamesis – Jointed Rush Case-bearer – (Waters, 1929) 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
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Coleophoridae
** Identification write up and photograph required **
Other Name/s: Jointed-rush Case-bearer
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 10 September 2009 at Pin Dale )  –  Scarce – only one record from Pin Dale – 6 cases 10/9/2009 (DaNES – S.H.Hind)
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August Mine Period:  January /  February /  March /  April /  May /  June /  September /  October /  November /  December
Mine Period Additional: Over winter and adults emerge June- July
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: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Food Plant: Jointed Rush
Last Recorded Year: 2009
Last Recorded By – DaNES – Larva cases
Last Recorded General Area – Pin Dale

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Distribution Map for Coleophora tamesis

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Pin DaleSK18L10/09/20091Casevc57_danes_bc_data

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