Elachistidae

38.006 Coast Grass-miner Elachista collitella (Duponchel, [1843])

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Similar species:

Forewing: 3.5 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Coastal grassland slopes with fine grasses.

Habits: The moth flies in the evening.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. On the European mainland the larva forms a narrow gallery mine that descends from the tip of a leaf of Sheep's-fescue and occasionally Smooth Meadow-grass and Crested Hair-grass. The larva is pale grey-green with stripes along the sides, a brown head and dark brown prothoracic plate.