UKMoths Elachista atricomella - Distribution map
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38.025 BF597
Elachista atricomella
Stainton, 1849
Wingspan c.12 mm.
A fairly common and well distributed grassland species over most of the British Isles.
The moths can be found on the wing any time between May and September, and is attracted to light.
Like related species, the larva mines blades of grass, in this case usually cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), forming a thin whitish mine.
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