ABH: 38.039

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Damp grassland, Damp woodland rides

Wingspan:  10-12mm

Flight Period:  Multivoltine: May - August

Observations:  Larvae mine the stems of Reed Canary Grass and Common Reed.

Confusion Species:  Other members of the Elachistidae family can be very similar as adults and care is required to correctly identify, especially in worn specimens.

L.O.N.:  Wadenhoe, 23.v.1909. Common by the river

First Record:  1909, Wallis.