Coleophora brevipalpella
Local name: större klintsäckmal
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Coleophoridae
Genus
Coleophora
Coleophora brevipalpella belongs to the family Coleophoridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Större klintsäckmal (Coleophora brevipalpella) faces severe threats from habitat loss and degradation of its specialized coastal cliff environments. Climate change poses additional risks through altered vegetation patterns and increased storm intensity affecting its fragile cliff-face habitats, while the species' highly restricted range makes it extremely vulnerable to local extinctions.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This micro-moth species inhabits coastal cliff environments and rocky shoreline areas where it depends on specific host plants growing in crevices and on ledges of limestone and chalk cliffs. The species is associated with maritime grasslands and sparse vegetation communities that develop in these exposed coastal cliff systems.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Större klintsäckmal (Coleophora brevipalpella) faces severe threats from habitat loss and degradation of its specialized coastal cliff environments. Climate change poses additional risks through altered vegetation patterns and increased storm intensity affecting its fragile cliff-face habitats, while the species' highly restricted range makes it extremely vulnerable to local extinctions.
Climate change impacts on cliff vegetation
Coastal habitat destruction and development
Extreme weather events and coastal erosion
Limited dispersal ability and small population size
Host plant availability changes
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Coleophora brevipalpella (Coleophora brevipalpella). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/storre-klintsackmal