38.049 Elachista stabilella (Southern Dwarf)
ws: 7-8mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Jul-Aug; various grasses; RDB - grassland in SE.England with records north to Yorkshire
Synonym: Biselachista stabilella - MBGBI3
Synonym: Biselachista stabilella - MBGBI3
Elachista stabilella §3 male
ID: Forewing dark with pale markings involving the bases of the terminal cilia; frons, head and neck tufts white, contrasting with thorax; forewing with white median fascia, costal and tornal spots.
Male genitalia: claw-like uncus lobes > E.consortella/freyerella/stabilella; apical hook on valva excludes E.consortella.
E.freyerella has grey vertex and neck tufts, not contrasting with the thorax and is best distinguished on this feature.
Male genitalia: claw-like uncus lobes > E.consortella/freyerella/stabilella; apical hook on valva excludes E.consortella.
E.freyerella has grey vertex and neck tufts, not contrasting with the thorax and is best distinguished on this feature.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 24/05/2009; male; fw 3.8mm
§2 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male; fw 2.9mm - THIRD FOR NORFOLK
Ben and I also obtained this species at Foulden on 23/05/2016. The identification was confirmed by gen.det. but, having previously processed the August specimen presented above, I did not retain any images of the May specimen - this is unfortunate because the May specimen turns out to have been the FIRST FOR NORFOLK
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; Male; fw 3.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male; fw 2.9mm - THIRD FOR NORFOLK
Ben and I also obtained this species at Foulden on 23/05/2016. The identification was confirmed by gen.det. but, having previously processed the August specimen presented above, I did not retain any images of the May specimen - this is unfortunate because the May specimen turns out to have been the FIRST FOR NORFOLK
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; Male; fw 3.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published March 2011 (§1) | Genus changed from Cosmiotes 12/03/2014 | §2 added 19/03/2017 | text amended 12/10/2018 |
§3 added 19/07/2021
§3 added 19/07/2021
