Sussex Moth Group: Coleophora maritimella

Coleophora maritimella Newman, 1873

Sea Rush Case-bearer
(Sea-rush Case-bearer)
37.0780 (B&F: 585)

Synonym(s):
Coleophora obtusella Stainton, 1874

»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gelechioidea
    »Family: Coleophoridae
      »Subfamily: Gelechiinae
        »Tribe: Hypercalliini

Number of records: 1
Recorded in: 1 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 04 xi 2002

Identification
difficulty

: 4Adult: Dissection required
Case: Good photo or case and plant/pabulum required

Listed as a rarity on the coast near Brighton in Victorian times, the only subsequent sighting was of larval feeding signs on the seeds of sea rush at Fishbourne in November 2002 (Pratt, 2011).

Distribution at 1km scale

No adult records

Phenology (larval)