38.038 Elachista rufocinerea (Speckled Grass-miner)
ws: 10-11mm; Apr-May in S.England, May-Jul in Scotland; creeping soft-grass (Holcus molis), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), smaller cat's-tail (Phleum bertolonii); Common throughout Britain.
Elachista rufocinerea §9
ID: The only Elachistid to show a reddish-ochreous suffusion on a plain ochreous-white ground colour. The extent of reddish-ochreous suffusion is quite variable. The thorax shows a central reddish-ochreous stripe. The male antenna is greyish-brown, while that of the female is ringed ochreous and brown.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 03/05/2008; fw 5.0mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 23/05/2010
§3 Removed
§4 Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2011
§5 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2013; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 12/04/2014; male
§7 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 23/05/2016; male; fw 4.6mm
§8 Two-tree Island, Essex; 16/04/2016; female; netted by day
§9 Foulness, Essex; 16/05/2020
§10 ??; 2020; male
§11 Foulness, Essex; 13/04/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 23/05/2010
§3 Removed
§4 Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2011
§5 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2013; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 12/04/2014; male
§7 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 23/05/2016; male; fw 4.6mm
§8 Two-tree Island, Essex; 16/04/2016; female; netted by day
§9 Foulness, Essex; 16/05/2020
§10 ??; 2020; male
§11 Foulness, Essex; 13/04/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published April 2011 (§1-4) | §5 added 02/06/2013 | §3 removed, §6 added 05/05/2014 | §7 added 10/02/2017 | §8 added 22/02/2017 |
§9 added 15/01/2021 | §10 added 09/04/2021 | §11 added 14/04/2024
§9 added 15/01/2021 | §10 added 09/04/2021 | §11 added 14/04/2024
