Elachistidae
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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Chartley Moss, Staffordshire. 5th July 2012.

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Elachista albidella
(Nylander, 1847)630 / 38.046
=Biselachista albidella

Rare resident of peat bogs, mosses and wet moorland.

Eriophorun angustifolium and Carex spp. with larva mining leaves in April/May. Mine whitish-grey and larva with dark head and prothoracic plate and pale greyish-green body.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 10 (7%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1894.
Last Recorded in 2019.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 9-10mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Common Cottongrass, various sedges.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
29/06/20192VC39 - StaffordshireSK02
02/08/20182VC39 - StaffordshireSK02
20/07/20081VC39 - StaffordshireSK02
04/07/20081VC39 - StaffordshireSK02
20/06/20031VC39 - StaffordshireSK02
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