Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Elachistidae   Checklist Number: 38.046

Elachista albidella   Nylander, [1848]

Cotton-grass Dwarf

Rare or more likely under-recorded, this is a tiny whitish moth with a few obscure darker markings. It flies from June – August and is found on bogs and heaths containing Eriophorum, Carex and Eleocharis palustris

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