Status
Scarce.
Dry, open grassland.
Old Victorian records.
First modern-day record of a worn female, confirmed by dissection, recorded at Grimes Graves VC28 in 2015 (Bob Heckford, Stella Beavan, 16/05/15)
Recorded at Foulden Common in 2017 (dissected males 14/08/16, Chris Lewis)
Leaf-mine: April - May. July.
Narrow gallery mine, turning from yellow to purple.
Similar to several other Elachista species, identification by dissection of the genitalia required.
[MBGBI vol3 p376]  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
Recorded in 4 (5%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2016. |