UKMoths Elachista subalbidella - Distribution map
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38.016 BF621
Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
Wingspan c. 12 mm.
A distinctive Elachista, with rather uniform yellowish-ochre forewings. The species is widely distributed on moors and heaths over much of Britain, where the adults tend to fly during June.
The main larval foodplant is purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), the larva creating a long narrow mine in the blade.
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