Elachistidae

38.007 Brown-barred Grass-miner Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 5mm

Habitats: Woodland edges and clearings.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva initially mines a narrow gallery up towards the tip of a leaf of False Brome. The mine turns near the tip of the leaf then broadens to form a green blister mine. The larva is a creamy grey-green with a light brown head and divided prothoracic plate. It pupates on a dead leaf at the base of the foodplant.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded feeding on Heath False-brome.