Species Account for Coleophora violacea
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Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783) 37.026 
White-tipped Case-bearer
Lepidoptera: micromoths: Coleophoridae
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Taxonomic group: micro moths (Lepidoptera: micromoths) - County data
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Verification Grade:
Adult:
Case:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Case: Good photo or case and plant/pabulum required. Good photo or case and plant/pabulum required
Records: 10
First Record: 1980
Latest Record: 2023
1992-on hectads: 4
Pre-1992 hectads: 3
Total hectads: 7
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Coleophora violacea on UK Moths website
Essex Red Data List comment
Recorded from 3 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 1 records with habitat information)
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no structural habitat data available
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 10 records with habitat detail and method information)
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