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Coleophora asteris
Sea Aster Case-bearer Mühlig, 1864
Coleophoridae
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Photo © Louis Parkerson,  19/08/2020 - Gramborough Hill

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 10-15mm
Flight: July to mid-September
Foodplant:   Sea Aster
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Case: C4
Status
Rare.
Nocturnal and comes to light, also easily disturbed by day.
Salt marshes on East coast and coastal habitats where foodplant found.

Noted by C.G. Barrett as "very abundant among aster tripolium in the saltmarshes of Norfolk."

First modern-day records of larval cases found near Yarmouth.

[MBGBI vol3 p303]

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

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

Recorded in 5 (7%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2020.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
19/08/2020527TG04Salthouse
11/10/2017+27TG04Salthouse
09/10/2016+27TG50Great Yarmouth / Breydon Water
14/08/2016128TF63Dersingham
16/07/2014127TG50Great Yarmouth / Breydon Water
02/11/2013327TG50Great Yarmouth / Breydon Water
17/09/1993+27TG40Acle Marshes
17/09/1991+27TG50Great Yarmouth / Breydon Water
1874+28TF84Burnham / Holkham
1874+-Norfolk (Unknown Location)
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