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Elachista rufocinerea (Haworth, 1828)

Elachista rufocinerea
  • 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)

Esperia sulphurella
  • 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)

Chrysoesthia drurella
  • 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)

Blastobasis decolorella
  • 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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