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Coleophora salicorniae
Glasswort Case-bearer Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Coleophoridae
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Photo © Ben Sale,  07/09/2024 - Stiffkey Saltmarsh

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Fat Hen Case-bearer
Coleophora clypeiferella
Wingspan: 12-14mm
Flight: July to August
Foodplant:   Glasswort
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Case: C2
Status
Local.
The adult moth can be identified on patterning, primarily a discal spot, and often other smaller spots.
If any doubt then dissection required.

Larva living and feeding in a movable case, spends the winter in a silken tube buried in mud.

[MBGBI vol3 p330]

Verification Grade Comment: Adult: If photo, stigma on forewing must be clearly visible and 1st abdominal segment shown to lack C. clypeiferella feature. Case: Feeds in case for only a few days

Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum is required.

Recorded in 21 (28%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1971.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/09/2024128TF94Stiffkey
14/08/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
13/08/2024128TF74Brancaster
12/08/2024328TF63Dersingham
12/08/2024127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
12/08/2024127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
12/08/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
12/08/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
05/08/20243028TF74Holme NNR
02/08/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
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