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Family: Elachistidae   Checklist Number: 38.037

Elachista canapennella   Hübner, [1813]

Common Grass-miner

A common species with numerous records from the southern islands. The flight period is June to August. The larval food-plant is numerous grass species and grassland is the habitat.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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