38.038 BF608  –  Elachistidae – Elachista rufocinerea – Speckled Grass-miner – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       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
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Elachistidae
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Other Name/s: Red-brindled Dwarf
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 14 June 2009 at Dovedale )  –  Likely this is an uncommon species and under recorded – Records from various sites since 1916-26,1950-58 (Millers Dale) 1947-56 Whaley Bridge -(Harrison & Sterling) records also from 1970, 1994(3), and 14th June 2009 Dovedale. No further records.
Flight Period: April /  May /   – Broad and flat transparent mines Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-11mm
Food Plant: A range of grasses including Creeping Soft-grass, False Oat-grass.
Last Recorded Year: 2009
Last Recorded By – DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – Dovedale

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Distribution Map for Elachista rufocinerea

Found 5 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 5 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Elachista rufocinerea

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


First/Last Recorded Dates: Elachista rufocinerea
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Elachista rufocinerea
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Elachista rufocinerea
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Elachista rufocinerea
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Elachista rufocinerea
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Elachista rufocinerea
( 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 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Elachista rufocinerea
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Elachista rufocinerea – 5 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Elachista rufocinereaDovedaleSK15K200914/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elachista rufocinereaSlagmill Plantation, Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK36E199414/06/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elachista rufocinereaLinacre top resr bank, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G199415/05/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elachista rufocinereaLinacre top resr, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G199430/05/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elachista rufocinereaDovedale (site not precise)SK15K197016/05/19701Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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