Status
Scarce.
Characteristic strong serrations on the antenna (from which it is named).
Boggy areas, damp shady woods and Broads.
Old Norfolk record from Barton Turf in 1983 and at Dersingham Bog in 2022 (J.Symonds, A. Brown, M. Hillier, 17/07/2022)
Leaf-mine: Long red brown gallery mine in autumn. Broad yellowish mine in spring after hibernation.
[MBGBI vol3 p400]
[Heckford, R. J. 1999. Biselachista serricornis (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) bred from the stem of Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. Entomologist’s Gazette 50: 69–70.]  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
Recorded in 2 (3%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1983.
Last Recorded in 2022.
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