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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf Miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Like many of the coleophora species the adults are vertually impossible to identify without dissection.
ID pointers: The adult moths are white with buff-coloured veins, giving rise to a streaky effect.
Distribution: (First record: 30 May 2025 at Markham Vale NR ) – (Last record: 30 May 2025 at Markham Vale NR ) – A Nationally Scarce A species. The first record of this Coleophora in VC57, when colonies were found at Markham Vale on 26th May 2025. This species is described as localised and scarce across Britain with only tiny colonies in the south of England. A species that must be spreading rapidly northwards.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae build a so called “Pistol Case” feeding on Ploughman’s Spikenard (Inula conyzae) or Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica).
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 12 November 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale NR
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Markham Vale (May 2025 – 1st VC57 record) Mark Radford©
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Distribution Map for Coleophora inulae
Found 4 records
↳ 4 from After 2025
↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 0 from Before 2020
↳ 4 from After 2025
↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 0 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 inulae
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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 inulae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Coleophora inulae
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora inulae
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora inulae
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora inulae
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Coleophora inulae
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Coleophora inulae
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora inulae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora inulae
Coleophora inulae
( 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 inulae
Coleophora inulae
( 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 inulae – 4 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Hall Lane landfill site (Dev's) | SK47H | 23/06/2025 | 10 | larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale complex | SK47L | 19/06/2025 | 50 | larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Foxlow Ponds | SK47I | 27/05/2025 | 3 | larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale complex | SK47L | 26/05/2025 | 250 | larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |