| 38.046 ~ 0630 ~ Elachista albidella ~ Cotton-grass Dwarf | ||
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UK Status Resident. A widespread and fairly common species in Britain. Montgomeryshire Status Discovered in the east of the county at Llanmerewig Glebe Nature Reserve in 2014. Prior to that, had not been recorded in north Wales since 1995. Wingspan : M & F 9-11mm. Confusion species Elachista eleochariella. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wet bogs and acid heaths. Foodplant Sedges and grasses. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva forms a gallery mine in the leaf. Pupates attached to a leaf by a silken girdle. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by DB, 16th July 2014, Llanmerewig Glebe. Confirmed by Gen. Det. |
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