Irish moths

Elachista bisulcella

Family: Elachistidae

623     *     Elachista bisulcella



Wingspan: 9mm

Flight time: Probably two generations, May-September
Habitat:

Larvae feed on the leaves of Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) and Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea), mining from the leaf tip downwards


Elachista bisulcella

Elachista bisulcella
The Gearagh, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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