Species Details

ABH: 38.014

BF: 619

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista unifasciella

=Elachista densicornuella

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Blister Grass-miner

Account: Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on grassland in southern England, north to Worcestershire Formerly lumped with E. obliquella and very similar to several other Elachista species with worn females of E. bisulcella in particular frequently misidentified as this species. Larva mines leaves of Cock's-foot and False-brome.

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: 9 — 10 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Dactylis sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: pRDB3

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2000

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