Species Details

ABH: 38.012

BF: 617

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista obliquella

=Elachista megerlella

Authority: Stainton, 1854

Vernacular: Woodland Grass-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland rides and edges throughout much of England Very similar to E. cingillella, but margins of the transverse white fascia rather ill-defined in E. obliquella, fascia bounded on both sides by blackish suffusion in E. cingillella. Larva mines leaves of False-brome, Upright Brome and various grasses.

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: 8 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 May (2004) — 24 May (2004)

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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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-obliquella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2005

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