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Coleophora albicosta
Gorse Case-bearer (Haworth, 1828)
Coleophoridae
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Photo © Mike Crewe,  MV trap, Sheringham

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 13-15mm
Flight: mid-May to mid-July
Foodplant:   Gorse
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Case: C1
Status
Common.
Rough grassland and heathland where foodplant found.
Characteristic whitish streak along the costa (re scientific name)
Flying by day, but also sometimes coming to light.
Larva feeds within seedpods of Gorse, living and feeding in a movable case.

[MBGBI vol3 p281]

Recorded in 39 (53%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
04/06/2025127TG14Felbrigg / Runton
03/06/2025+27TG42Hickling NNR / Potter Heigham
29/05/2025128TL79Cranwich
22/05/2025128TF63Dersingham
21/05/2025128TF91Dereham 
14/05/2025227TG13Aldborough / Hanworth
13/05/2025128TF74Titchwell
12/05/2025128TL79Cranwich
11/05/2025327TG21Norwich (Catton)
09/05/2025227TG23Roughton
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