Elachistidae

0629 (ABH38.045) Elachista utonella (=Biselachista), Frey, 1856

KR02035

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards


General Information
Wingspan: 8-9mm
Foodplant(s): sedges (Carex spp.)
Flying: One generation, May-July

Habitat

Wet bogs and acid heaths.

Regional Information

Recorded in 4 (1.5%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in July 2013

Recorded date range (Adult): 01 July to 10 August

Similar Species
Machrins, Colonsay, Argyll 11-06-14
Machrins, Colonsay, Argyll 11-06-14
 Photo © Ian Fisher