38.004 Elachista argentella (Silver Grass-miner)
ws: 11-12mm; May-Aug; a wide variety of grasses; common throughout Britain.
Elachista argentella §1
ID: The only all-white Elachistid (apart from Mendesia farinella which has only occured once in Britain in 1897, is larger and has ciliate antennae)
§1 Foulness, Essex; 28/04/2007
§2 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2012; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/05/2020; male; fw 6.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2012; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/05/2020; male; fw 6.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published March 2011 | Specimen §2 added and older images removed 03/07/2012 | §3 added 14/05/2020
