38.022 Twin-barred Dwarf Elachista gleichenella

38.022 (BF594)

Twin-barred Dwarf

Elachista gleichenella

Resident. Rare.

Life cycle

Larvae present September-May, adults June-August.

Larvae mine the leaves of various sedge Carex and wood-rush Luzula species.

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at an unknown site in Kirkcudbrightshire by a person unknown prior to 1996 (MOGBI data).

1 record(s) from 1 hectad(s) in D&G

	VC74	VC73	VC72
Last recorded		1961

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