Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Micro-moths blog and the Macro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Black-headed Dwarf-Elachista atricomella.

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Black-headed Dwarf-Elachista atricomella. A micro moth species from the family of Elachistidae. The moth has a wingspan of 11 to 13 mm. The moths can be found on the wing any time between May and September and is attracted to light. Like related species, the larva Leaf-mine blades of grass, in this case usually Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), forming a thin whitish mine. In Autumn and March to May. It is widespread and classified as a common species in the UK.

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