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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
- Leaf Miner
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Other Elachista spp.
ID pointers: The males of this species are relatively plain greyish brown with indistinct darker mottling. There is a hint of a pale buffy spot at the tornis and a feint cross-band at about half way on the forewing.The females are quite different, being smaller with much more distinctive dark grey ground colour with a white cross-band and other white markings.
Distribution: Likely uncoomon in Derbyshire, Less than a dozen or so modern day records. Probably isolated colonies across the county. First record in 1800’s then 26/6/2013, 19/5/2018 / 9/5/2021 and one in Kings Newton but no date.
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
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