Coleophoridae
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Coleophora milvipennis
Buff Birch Case-bearer
(Zeller, 1839)496 / 37.009
Norfolk status
Heathland and open woodland where scattered birch trees found.

Like many of the Coleophora, adults are virtually impossible to identify without recourse to dissection.

Leaf-mine: August to September, with some larvae developing more slowly, and feeding again in April and May.
The final case is fixed at right angles to leaf surface, with a serrated keel.

[MBGBI vol3 p219]

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 18 (24%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1991.
Last Recorded in 2020.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
18/07/2020127TG13 - Baconsthorpe
19/06/2020128TF62 - King's Lynn/Dersingham
05/05/2020+28TL79 - Methwold/Foulden
05/10/2019128TF83 - N.Creake/Syderstone
13/10/2018128TL89 - Bodney/Lynford
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Flight: July
Foodplant:   Birch, Hornbeam.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Case: C1
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