Species Details

ABH: 38.028

BF: 599

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista alpinella

Authority: Stainton, 1854

Vernacular: Marsh Sedge-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in marshes, water-meadows and other damp areas throughout most of the British Isles A rather variable species, however, the dark head and incomplete fascia separate it from E. atricomella and E. kilmunella, but the small obscure upland form can easily be passed over as E. humilis (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines leaves of various sedges.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 9 — 13 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 29 Jun (2008) — 29 Jun (2008)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge), Carex sp. (a sedge).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-alpinella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2005

Latest Year: 2008

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