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Elachista apicipunctella
Pearly Grass-miner Stainton, 1849
Elachistidae
602 / 38.032
Photo © Kevin Leighton,  07/05/2013 - Stow Bardolph

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White-headed Grass-miner
Elachista albifrontella
Southern Grass-miner
Elachista stabilella
Wingspan: 10-11mm
Flight: April - June (July)
Foodplant:   Cock's-foot, Creeping soft-grass, Tufted hair-grass
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Characteristic white head and extra white subapical spot on the forewing.
Woodland clearings.

Leaf-mine: Sept.
Narrow downward mine that broadens gradually appearing green in colour. Larva is able to over-winter in mine.

[MBGBI vol3 p374]

Recorded in 38 (51%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/08/2023128TF63Snettisham
06/08/2023127TG02Hindolveston
16/07/2023128TF51Walpole Highway
28/06/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
01/05/2023128TF81Litcham
04/09/2022127TG13Hempstead
30/07/2022127TG13Hempstead
18/07/2022127TG33Ridlington
12/06/2022227TG13Hempstead
09/06/2022227TG13Hempstead
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