Elachista collitella
Checklist Number38.006 [B&F: 0612]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Elachistinae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | collitella |
| Authority: | (Duponchel, [1843]) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on dry grassland along the south coast of England and Wales. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Larva mines leaves of Sheep's-fescue.
