37.063 Coleophora albicosta (Gorse Case-bearer)
ws: 12.0-15.5mm; May-Jun in South, Jun-Jul in North; gorse (Ulex europaeus); common wherever there is gorse throughout Britain.
ID: Forewing with longitudinal white/pale streaks, without oblique streaks on or between veins extending to costa; antennal scape without tuft or with a short tuft (shorter than length of scape) > 4 species - C. albicosta/saturatella/genistae/discordella
These species have dorsal, plical, discal and costal white streaks which are variably expressed. C.albicosta is the only one of the 4 to have a long discal streak approaching the apex.
Female genitalia: Subgenital plate quadrate or slightly elongate (not transverse); scobinate part of ductus bursae >3x longer than SGP and with a 'tail'; signum with spike shorter than base plate.
These species have dorsal, plical, discal and costal white streaks which are variably expressed. C.albicosta is the only one of the 4 to have a long discal streak approaching the apex.
Female genitalia: Subgenital plate quadrate or slightly elongate (not transverse); scobinate part of ductus bursae >3x longer than SGP and with a 'tail'; signum with spike shorter than base plate.
§1New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2010; female; fw 7.0mm
§2New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2010; male §3 Hadleigh downs, Essex; 22/05/2012; female §4 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; female; fw 6.8mm; to light §5 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; female; fw 6.7mm; to light §6 Lankham Bottom, Dorset; 19/06/2015; male; fw 6.0mm; netted by day §7 Arne, Dorset; 03/07/2016; female; fw 6.3mm; to light §8 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 23/05/2016; female; fw 7.1mm; to light §9 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 06/06/2016; male; fw 7.3mm All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2019; female; fw 6.4mm
§11 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2019; female; fw 6.7mm §12 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; female; fw 7.2mm §13 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020; female; fw 6.8mm §14 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 11/06/2020; male; fw 5.7mm |
Page published March 2011 | §3 added 16/06/2012 | §4 added 02/09/2015 | §5 added 03/02/2016 | §6 added 01/06/2016 |
§7 added 11/09/2016 | §8 added 10/02/2017 | §9 added 05/06/2017 | §10&11 added 22/01/2020 | §12&13 added 01/06/2020 |
§14 added 12/06/2020
§7 added 11/09/2016 | §8 added 10/02/2017 | §9 added 05/06/2017 | §10&11 added 22/01/2020 | §12&13 added 01/06/2020 |
§14 added 12/06/2020