Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839
(Ling Case-bearer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColeophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer)
GenusColeophora (a genus of case-bearer micro-moths)
FamilyCOLEOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer) :
1: Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer)
8 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
pupal case, on Bell Heather
Image 1: Case - on Erica - side view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Case - on Erica - side view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)

Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coleophora pyrrhulipennella (Ling Case-bearer)

A case-bearing moth whose characteristic black larval cases on Calluna and Erica are more noticeable than the adult. Widespread wherever the host plants grow.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J., 1996Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae (vol 3)The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 3, 452pp, Harley Books
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