38.018 BF623  –  Elachistidae – Elachista bisulcella – Yellow-edged Grass-miner – (Duponchel, 1843) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       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: Yellow-tipped Dwarf
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Elachista obliquella (Woodland Grass-miner);  Elachista gangabella (Yellow-barred Grass-miner):
Distribution:  Uncertain – one record from 27/8/1979 Whitwell Wood – no modern day records
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September –  Two generations Mine Period: Not Recorded
Mine Period Additional: A Narrow blotch mine at first, becoming broader over full width of leaf.
Mine ID Difficulty:  Red Mine Leaf – 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.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 3 January 2026 by RP ***
Wingspan: 8-9mm
Food Plant: Grasses including Tufted Hair-grass and Tall Fescue
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Elachista bisulcella

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Elachista bisulcella

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Monthly Records By Year: Elachista bisulcella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Elachista bisulcella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Elachista bisulcella
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Recordings By Year: Elachista bisulcella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Elachista bisulcella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Elachista bisulcella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Elachista bisulcella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 bisulcella
( 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 bisulcella – 0 records available

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No records found for Elachista bisulcella.

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