Coleophora anatipennella

    Pistol Case-bearer

    ColeophoridaeABH 37.049 B&F 533

    Formerly fairly frequently recorded (by coleophorid standards), mostly from the western Mendips and around Taunton, but it was last seen in Somerset in 2013.  Occasionally found at light, but most records have been of larval cases on blackthorn Prunus spinosa and apple Malus domestica; other, related foodplants have been used elsewhere in the country.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Case Verification Grade: C1

    Pistol Case-bearer (Coleophora anatipennella) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Pistol Case-bearer (Coleophora anatipennella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Pistol Case-bearer (Coleophora anatipennella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers