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Coleophora limosipennella
Elm Case-bearer (Duponchel, 1843)
Coleophoridae
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Photo © Stephen Youngs,  08/06/2017 - Hethersett

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Wingspan: 10-13 mm
Flight: June and July
Foodplant:   Elm
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Case: C1
Norfolk Status
Local.
Adult moth rarely seen.
Margins of woods, hedgerows containing elm saplings.

Leaf-mine: Larva produce a distinctive larval case in its later stages with a noticeably serrated upper edge.

[MBGBI vol3 p224]

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 21 (28%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/07/2023128TL79Cranwich
17/06/2023228TL79Cranwich
16/06/2023228TF63Ken Hill Wood / Snettisham
31/05/2023128TF81Litcham
21/05/2023128TF72Flitcham
19/05/2023128TL79Cranwich
23/09/2022128TF73Ringstead
24/08/2022127TG20Norwich (Lakenham)
10/08/2022127TG41Filby
12/06/2022128TL79Cranwich
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