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Coleophora paripennella
Bronze Case-bearer Zeller, 1839
Coleophoridae
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Photo © Keith Kerr,  reared through

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Wingspan: 10-13mm
Flight: July to August
Foodplant:   Creeping Thistle and Black Knapweed
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Case: C1
Status
Roadside verges and waste ground.
Metallic bronzy moth with white-tipped dark antennae.
The larva builds a case from silk, resembling a razor shell in appearance.

[MBGBI vol3 p300]

Verification Grade Comment: Adult: If a photo, antennal features must be clearly visible

Recorded in 38 (51%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
27/04/2024127TG42Hickling / Calthorpe
25/04/2024427TG42Eccles
25/04/2024327TG42Hempstead
12/04/2024328TF90Cranworth
20/09/2023+27TG32Barton Turf
27/07/2023227TG02Hindolveston
24/07/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
17/07/2023127TG02Hindolveston
11/07/2023127TG02Hindolveston
09/07/2023427TG02Hindolveston
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