37.055 .... B&F 0541
Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Zeller, 1839)
Status .....Probably only found in areas of heathland in Nottinghamshire. The black larval cases are generally common and easy to find at sites such as Budby South Forest and Rainworth Heath.
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Adult reared ex-pupa, photographed at Sherwood Forest CP June 2011
 
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Larval case photographed on Calluna, Sherwood Heath May 2012   Larval case on Erica, Budby South Forest February 2011
 
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Larval case photographed on Erica, Budby South Forest May 2010   Larval case photographed on Erica, Budby South Forest July 2006
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Coleophora pyrrhulipennella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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