38.005 BF611 – Elachistidae – Elachista triatomea

Elachistidae – Elachista triatomea – Meadow Dwarf

STATUS – A Leaf Miner – Most probably under recorded as the leaf mines are difficult to find on Sheep’s Fescue. Very few records, only one recent from Kings Newton on 19/7/2005.

ID POINTERS – Small and all white with three distinctive black specks on the forewings making it quite easy to identify

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing in June – July 

IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar©

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