38.005 Meadow Dwarf Elachista triatomea – Dumfries & Galloway Moths

38.005 (BF611)

Meadow Dwarf

Elachista triatomea

Resident. Rare.

Life cycle

Larvae present April-June, adults June-July.

Mines grasses of genus Festuca.

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering on 27th June 2014.

5 record(s) from 3 hectad(s) in D&G

	VC74	VC73	VC72
Last recorded		2017	2014

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