37.015 .... B&F 0493
Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Status .....Common and sometimes abundant throughout Nottinghamshire, in a range of habitats. At Sherwood Forest, the distinctive larval cases can be found on virtually every single Birch. One of our most common Coleophoras.
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Adult reared ex-larva, photographed June 2008
 
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Larval cases photographed on Aldaer (Alnus sp) Warsop Main Pit Top May 2021
 
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Larval cases photographed on Birch (Betula pendula) Red Hill near Eakring April 2005.
 
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Larval cases photographed on Elm (Ulmus) Market Warsop October 2014.
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Coleophora serratella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Lound Moth Group. Stephen Palmer. Martin Gray. Tom Shields. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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