Elachistidae

38.013 Millet Grass-miner Elachista cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Woodland rides and margins.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages are not recorded in Britain. On the European mainland the larva forms a gradually widening gallery mine running from the base of a leaf of Wood Millet or occasionally Upright Brome. The mine is blotchy and unevenly coloured, as it is a less than full depth mine. It pupates externally.