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Coleophora vestianella
Scarce Orache Case-bearer (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coleophoridae
572 / 37.087
Photo © Lynnette Nicholson, Mark Golley,  15/07/2024 - Cley

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 11-16mm
Flight: June - July
Foodplant:   Orache and Goosefoot
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Case: C4
Status
Rare.
Formerly restricted to the Breck district of East Anglia.

Confirmed West Norfolk records from Dersingham in 2012 & 2014 and recently from Methwold, Weeting, North Elmham and Flitcham.

The first British record is of 3 specimens taken at East Wretham, Norfolk by Bishop Whittingham in June 1933.

Suffolk Breck records from Santon Downham (B. Palmer, 1987-9) and Lakenheath, Tuddenham and Mildenhall (R. Uffen, 1980's)

[MBGBI vol3 p311]

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 14 (19%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1933.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
20/08/2024128TF74Brancaster
16/08/2024128TF63Heacham
19/07/2024128TL79Mundford
18/07/2024128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
17/07/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
15/07/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
09/07/2024128TF63Dersingham
02/07/2024128TF91Dereham 
26/06/2024+28TL78Weeting
23/06/2024128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
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