Species Details

ABH: 38.041

BF: 625

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista cinereopunctella

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Glaucous Sedge-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on limestone grassland, fens and dune slacks throughout much of the British Isles, except for the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland A reasonably distinctive, well-marked, black and white, elastichid. Larva mines leaves of Glaucous Sedge.

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: 7 — 9 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant:

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-cinereopunctella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2005

Latest Year: 2009

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