38.004 BF610 - Elachistidae - Elachista argentella - Silver Grass-miner - (Clerck, 1759)
Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -
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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
- Leaf Miner
Taxonomy: Micro >> Elachistidae
Other Name/s: Swan-feather Dwarf
ID Difficulty:
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Small and all white making it quite easy to identify.
Distribution: (Last record: 09/06/2021 at Hathersage ) - Uncertain/Unknown – only records from Hathersage 2019 and 2021 & Kings Newton (no date but photographed.
Flight Period: May / June / July / August / - On the wing in May early August.
Mine Period: January / February / March / April / May / September / October / November / December / - Autumn to May – The mine fills the leaf width and appears as a white narrow mine from the tip of the leaf downwards.
Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - and is attracted to light
Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Tony Davison © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 11-12mm
Food Plant: Various grasses.
Last Recorded Date: 09/06/2021
Last Recorded By: The late Claire Miles
Last Recorded General Area: Hathersage
No First Date Information Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
38.004 BF610 - Elachista argentella Kings Newton, Derbyshire -Tony Davison©