Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
Elachista megerlella
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Elachista gangabella – (Yellow-barred Grass- miner); Elachista bisulcella – (Yellow-edged Grass-miner):
Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Image Gallery
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2011 - 2011)
Distribution Map for Elachista obliquella
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Elachista obliquella
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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however,
the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Elachista obliquella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Elachista obliquella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Elachista obliquella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Elachista obliquella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Elachista obliquella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Elachista obliquella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Elachista obliquella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Elachista obliquella
Elachista obliquella
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Elachista obliquella
Elachista obliquella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Elachista obliquella – 1 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovedale | SK15K | 11/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXS1 |