Elachista apicipunctella, Stainton, 1849

General Information

This moth has a diagnostic white head and and extra white subapical spot on the forewing.

The larvae form a narrow downward mine that broadens gradually and is greenish. Larvae overwinter within the mine.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.

Wingspan: 10-11mm
Foodplant(s): Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Creeping Soft-grass (Holcus mollis), Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
Flying: One generation, April-July

Habitat

Woodland clearings.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Elachista albifrontella

01862 Elachista apicipunctella, Stainton, 1849

BF0602 (ABH38.032)