B&F: 0251

ABH: 17.014

Status:  Unknown

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare - no modern records

Primary Habitat:  Grassland

Wingspan:  11-12mm

Flight Period:  July - September

Observations:  The larvae mine the stems of various coarse grasses, including Cock's-foot and Meadow-grass. Adults fly by day, usually early on sunny afternoons. A single record exists for this otherwise well-distributed species in 1909.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  Newton. 15.viii.1909, flying around rushes near the brook

First Record:  1909, Wallis.