38.026 BF598  -  Elachistidae - Elachista kilmunella - Moorland Sedge-miner - (Stainton, 1849) 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: Moorland Dwarf ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  Uncertain insufficient data – records from 1949-56 from high moorland Goyts Moss & Coombs Edge; last record from Beeley Moor 18/6/1986 – (Harrison & Sterling, DaNES)
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  -  Flies over moorland in late afternoon sunshine and again at sunset in July-August Moth Activity: Diurnal  - Fly in the late afternoon Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: A variety of sedges
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