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Coleophora lutipennella (Zeller, 1838)
Status .....Very common at Eakring and other sites visited. Both the adult and the larval case of Coleophora lutipennella are very similar to those of Coleophora flavipennella and both species overwinter as very young larvae. The larvae start feeding again around mid-April, making a new case within a day or two following overwintering.
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Adult, reared ex-Clumber Park larval case. Photographed May 2025 (Cases kindly supplied by Nick and Samantha Brownley)
 
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Over-wintering (2.5mm) larval cases, photographed at Clumber Park March and April 2025 (Cases kindly supplied by Nick and Samantha Brownley)
 
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Larval case, made within two days of emerging from overwintering, photographed at Clumber Park April 2025 (Cases kindly supplied by Nick and Samantha Brownley)
 
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Mature larval case, photographed at Clumber Park late April 2025 (Cases kindly supplied by Nick and Samantha Brownley)
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Coleophora lutipennella
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Martin Gray. Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2026

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