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.

Swan-feather Dwarf or Silver Grass-miner - Elachista argentella.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Swan-feather Dwarf or Silver Grass-miner - Elachista argentella. A micro moth species from the family of Elachistida. The moth has a wingspan of about 14 o 19 mm. This is a small, all-white species. This species’ habitat is in grassy and flower meadows etc. This moth is on the wing from July and August. The adults are on the wing in June and July, and fly from evening onwards, and are attracted to light after darkness. They are easily disturbed in grassland during the day. The species is found in a suitable number of different grasses, mining the leaves. It is classified as common.

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