38.022 BF594 - Elachistidae - Elachista gleichenella - Twin-barred Sedge-miner

38.022 BF594 - Elachistidae - Elachista gleichenella - Twin-barred Sedge-miner - (Fabricius, 1781)

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Elachistidae

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Other Name/s: Twin-barred Dwarf

ID Difficulty: Red

- difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.

Distribution: Uncertain – a record from 1920 Repton; Millers Dale 1953-56 -(Harrison & Sterling & DaNES)

Flight Period: May / June / July / August /

- A meandering and erratic gallery, expanded in the spring to form a blotch

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 6 April 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 8-10mm

Food Plant: A variety of sdeges that include Great Wood-rush, Hairy Wood-rush, Star Sedge

Last Recorded By - Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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