Elachista apicipunctella

Checklist Number
38.032 [B&F: 0602]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Elachistidae
Subfamily:Elachistinae
Genus:Elachista
Species:apicipunctella
Authority:Stainton, 1849

Local along woodland edges and in woodland clearings throughout much of the British Isles, except for the extreme south-west of England. In Hampshire there is a single old record from "Southampton" in 1937, but the precise place where the specimen was taken is uncertain (MBGBI Vol 3). No more was heard of the species in the county until May 2002, when one was found in a Rothamsted trap at West Park. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-11 mm. Similar to E. albifrontella, but the extra subapical spot beyond the costal and tornal spots of the forewing on E. apicipunctella is diagnostic. Larva mines leaves of various grasses.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West Park (SU11)30/05/2002oneDavid G GreenAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southampton (SU41)13/06/1937oneW FassnidgeAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Pamber Forest (SU66)17/07/2018fourMark Hammond, Keith Tailby, Graham DennisAdult
Pamber Forest (SU66)16/04/2020oneGraham J DennisAdult
Noar Hill HIWWT NNR (SU73)21/04/2022oneBen DaleAdult

VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Mortimer West End (SU66)01/08/2013oneGraham DennisAdult