Species Details

ABH: 38.033

BF: 603

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista subnigrella

Authority: Douglas, 1853

Vernacular: Dingy Grass-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry grassland throughout much of the British Isles, but not in the Highlands or Islands of Scotland Similar to several other Elachista species, and best identified by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of robust grasses such as Upright Brome and Downy Oat-grass.

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 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 May (2004) — 21 May (2018)

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

Foodplant: Bromus erectus.

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-subnigrella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 12

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2018

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