38.018 BF623  -  Elachistidae - Elachista bisulcella - Yellow-edged Grass-miner - (Duponchel, 1843) 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: 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
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  -  Two generations  - A Narrow blotch mine at first, becoming broader over full width of leaf. Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-9mm
Food Plant: Grasses including Tufted Hair-grass and Tall Fescue
No Last Date Information Recorded
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