Coleophora lineolea

Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828)
Status .....Sometimes referred to as being common where it's foodplant occurs, although there are few Nottinghamshire records and it is doubtless very much under-recorded. The cases photographed on Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica, were the first record for the Sherwood Forest NNR, but it may be just as likely to be found in gardens, where the larvae feed on Lamb's ear Stachys byzantina, as found in a Market Warsop garden in May 2026.
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Adult, reared ex-Market Warsop larval cases, July 2026

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Larval cases photographed on Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica, Clipstone Old Quarter September 2013.

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Larval cases photographed on Lambs' ear Stachys byzantina, Market Warsop May 2026

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Larval cases photographed on Lambs' ear Stachys byzantina, Nettleworth Manor September 2013.

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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Martin Gray. Sandra Parkin.

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Updated May 2026


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Coleophora lineolea