Coleophora
flavipennella (Duponchel,
1843)  |
Status
.....Presently an uncommon species in Nottinghamshire,
but there must be a large element of under-recording. As with many Coleophora moths,
the adults often require dissection to obtain an identification, meaning
that they are generally left well alone by recorders. But Coleophora
identification is usually much easier by the larval cases.
Although the larval case of Coleophora flavipennella is
very similar to that of Coleophora lutipennella, the two
species both feed on Oak and are easily
told apart if found as a young case over the Winter months. The case
of C. flavipennella overwinters at the joint of two twigs,
while that of C. lutipennella overwinters fixed in the axil of
a bud. Both are small, so not all that easy to find. There are slight
differences to the mature cases. |
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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 larval cases (2.5mm), photographed at Clumber Park March and April 2025
(Cases kindly supplied by
Nick and Samantha Brownley) |
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Post-overwintering feeding larva and larval case, photographed at
Clumber Park March and April 2025
(Cases kindly supplied by
Nick and Samantha Brownley) |
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| Larval
case, made within 24 hours 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) |
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