Lepidoptera: Elachistidae

617 Elachista megerlella (Hübner, 1810) 

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Food Plant: Brachypodium sylvaticum (False Brome), Bromus erectus (Upright Brom) and other Gramineae (Grasses).

Egg:  Often two or three close together on the upper side.

Mine: October-April, July.

Pupa: Attached to leaf or stem with silken girdle.

Notes: Initially a narrow brownish mine with blackish frass at its base, then moves to another leaf, forming a broader mine. Both mines can pucker the blade.

Image:© Rob Edmunds