Sussex Moth Group: Coleophora asteris

Coleophora asteris Mühlig, 1864

Sea Aster Case-bearer
(Sea-aster Case-bearer)
37.0820 (B&F: 562)

Synonym(s):
Coleophora tripoliella Hodgkinson, 1875

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

Number of records: 6
Recorded in: 5 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 11 ix 2024

Identification
difficulty

: 4Adult: Dissection required
Case: Photo or case and plant/pabulum plus dissected moth required

Resident in Victorian times at Shoreham, Ford and Rye, where larvae were found in the flower-heads of sea aster. Recent records have only been made at Camber Sands and the adjacent Winchelsea. Adults were noted in mid to late August (Pratt, 2011).

larval case on Sea Aster
Hampshire, 6 xi 2012
Photo: Tony Davis

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

Phenology (larval)