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Elachista rufocinerea
(Haworth, 1828)
Family: Elachistidae (BF: 608)
Cambridge (garden) 19 Jul 2001
Length as posed (head-wingtip) 10mm
Larvae are blade-miners in grasses
Esperia sulphurella
(Fabricius 1775)
Family: Oecophoridae (BF: 649)
Cambridge (garden) 18 May 2002
Length as posed (head-wingtip) 8.5mm
Larvae feed on dead wood
Chrysoesthia drurella
(Fabricius 1775)
Family: Gelechiidae (BF: 746)
Cambridge (garden) 4 Jun 2002
Length: 4.5mm
Larvae mine the leaves of goosefoot and orache
Thanks to contributors to UKmoths group for the identification
Blastobasis decolorella
(Wollaston)
Family: Blastobasidae (BF: 874)
Cambridge (garden) 30 Jun 2001
An introduced species now well established
Larave feed on a wide variety of foodstuffs, including leaf-litter, vegetation, and stored products.
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