Species Details

ABH: 38.039

BF: 609

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista maculicerusella

=Elachista cerusella

=Elachista monosemiella

Authority: (Bruand, 1859)

Vernacular: Canary-grass Miner

Account: Common in fens and marshes and by rivers and canals throughout much of the British Isles, extending into Scotland as far north as the southern Highlands (MBGBI Vol 3) Fairly distinctive, although frequently quite variable. Larva mines leaves of Reed Canary-grass and Common Reed.

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: 10mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Jun (2004) — 21 Aug (2015)

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: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-maculicerusella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 6

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2018

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