Elachista bedellella

Checklist Number
38.010 [B&F: 0616]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Elachistidae
Subfamily:Elachistinae
Genus:Elachista
Species:bedellella
Authority:(Sircom, 1848)

Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry open areas throughout much of England, as far north as the Lake District, but most frequent in the south. In Hampshire there are records from Portsdown, Martin Down and Oxenbourne Down, and on the Isle of Wight, from Tennyson Down, but none since 1993. Wingspan 7-8 mm. The white terminal cilia beyond the dark ciliary line are shared with E. littoricola from which it can be separated by the absence of an ochreous patch at the base of the dorsum of the forewing (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines leaves of Meadow Oat-grass.

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
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Martin Down NNR (SU01)08/06/1992-J R Langmaid, R M PalmerAdult

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Isle of Wight (SZ48)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900-
Freshwater (SZ38)1909-E R Bankes-
Tennyson Down (SZ38)18/05/1992oneJ R Langmaid, D H, P H, M J SterlingAdult
Afton Down (SZ38)22/05/2018-SDBevan, RJHeckfordAdult
Brook Down (SZ38)12/07/201815Phil BardenAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southampton (SU41)20/05/1932fourW FassnidgeAdult
Southampton (SU41)02/07/1932threeW FassnidgeAdult
Winchester (SU42)01/05/1934oneW FassnidgeAdult
Winchester (SU42)11/07/1935sixW FassnidgeAdult
Portsdown (SU60)27/04/1986-J R LangmaidLarval
Portsdown (SU60)01/05/1986-J R LangmaidLarval
Portsdown (SU60)17/07/1986-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingMine
Portsdown (SU60)23/04/1987-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingLarval
Portsdown (SU60)23/05/1987-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Portsdown (SU60)01/05/1989twoJ R Langmaid, R J DicksonMine
Portsdown (SU60)01/05/1989twoRichard J DicksonMine
Oxenbourne Down (SU71)13/08/1993twoJ R Langmaid, B GoaterAdult
Stubbington (SU50)28/07/2011oneDan HoughtonAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Chilbolton (SU34)1959-D W H Ffennell-