Elachistidae : Elachista adscitella

UK Family

Micropterigidae

Eriocraniidae

Elachista adscitella

Stainton, 1851

38.017

[BF 622] (EU 435292 / 1852)

Male Preparations

Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 © Shane Farrell

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Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 © Peter Hall

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Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 © Peter Hall

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Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 © Janet Graham

Wyre, England, July 2018

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Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 © Mike Dale

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Female Preparations

Other Preparation Images

Adult Images

Elachista adscitella © Patrick Clement

Ex larva in Tufted Hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, Uffmoor Wood, Worcestershire. May 16th 2015.

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Elachista adscitella © Oliver Wadsworth

Ex. larva. Cranham Wd. VC33. 2012

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Elachista adscitella © Ben Smart

Adult emerged 16.5.18 - from leaf-mine on blue moor-grass - Gait Barrows, Lancs - 5.4.18

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Immature Stages

On Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) with frass packed at the start of the mine

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final instar larva from leaf-mine on blue moor-grass - Gait Barrows, Lancs - 5.4.18. Photo 9.4.18

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leaf-mine in tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) - Broadway Wood, Worcestershire- 14.4.17. Photo 16.4.17

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Other Images

Deschampsia cespitosa, Tufted hair grass.
Chaddesley Wood, Worcestershire.

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Links

Further info: Elachista adscitella

- UK Moths

- NBN Atlas

- Fauna Europaea

- Lepiforum.de

- Svenska fjarilar

- microlepidoptera.nl

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Patrick Clement
Jon Clifton
Mike Dale
Peter Hall
Rachel Terry

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