Elachista subalbidella
Checklist Number38.016 [B&F: 0621]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | subalbidella |
| Authority: | Schläger, 1847 |
Local on moorland and heathland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire virtually unknown outside the New Forest, with one old record from Woolmer Forest and one from northern Hampshire, near Andover, in 2001. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-13 mm. A fairly distinctive, plain, ochreous-yellow moth. Larva mines leaves of Purple Moor-grass, False-brome and False Oat-grass.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Park (SU11) | 18/05/2002 | one | David G Green | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Fritham Plain (SU21) | 26/05/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Ocknell Plain, NF (SU21) | 26/05/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Sloden Inclosure (SU21) | 02/07/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Frame Wood (SU30) | 03/07/1999 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Frame Wood (SU30) | 03/07/1999 | one | David G Green | Adult |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SZ39) | 02/09/1999 | - | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Chewton Common (SZ29) | 14/05/2011 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Dockens Water, Ringwood (SU11) | 02/06/2012 | one | Chris Lewis | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 23/05/2014 | one | Keith Godfrey | Adult |
| Merritown Heath (SZ19) | 23/05/2015 | - | Dave Foot | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildhern (SU35) | 26/06/2001 | - | David G Green | Adult |
| Castle Bottom NNR (SU75) | 21/05/2017 | one | Josie Hewitt | Adult |