38.017 BF622  -  Elachistidae - Elachista adscitella - Oblique-barred Grass-miner - (Stainton, 1851) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Elachistidae
** Photograph required / Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Elachista revinctella ID Difficulty:  Red - 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)Elachista obliquella
(Woodland Grass-mine)
Distribution:  Nationally Scarce B – Uncertain – one record – 1st Jun 1985 – Cressbrook Dale; (DaNES)
Flight Period: May /  June /  August /  -  Two generations  - The larvae form gallery mines in grass stems Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: A range of grasses but Tufted Hair-grass and Blue Moor-grass are the main choice.
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