Elachistidae
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Elachista obliquella
Woodland Grass-miner

Stainton, 1854617 / 38.012
=Wood Dwarf
=Elachista megerlella

Norfolk status
Scarce.
Woodland rides and borders.
One of three Elachista species found in Norfolk with a single yellow fascia.

Records from Foxley Wood. (A.M. Emmet, 1991) and Weeting Heath (P. Cardy, 1990) and a couple of more recent leaf-mine records on Brachypodium.

Leaf-mine: October-April, July.
Narrow brownish mine at first, forming a broader mine in another leaf.

[MBGBI vol3 p390]

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 3 (4%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2021.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
17/07/2021+27TM28Gawdy Hall
13/07/2020+27TG02Foxley Wood
23/10/1991127TG02Foxley Wood
June 1990128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
1874+27TM28Denton
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 8-10mm
Flight: April - July. (Aug)
Foodplant:   False Brome, Upright Brome, other grasses.
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
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