38.030 Elachista albifrontella
larva 04.05.22 - from leaf-mine on grass sp. - Hardy Farm, Chorlton, Manchester 29.04.22. Leaf-mine was 5cm in length from tip of leaf downwards. The leaf-mine contained a shed skin, plus black granular frass, mostly irregularly scattered but with a few linear deposits. The widest point of the mined area was 2.5mm. The larva exited the mine on 04.05.22, but later entered a new blade on the same plant and recommenced mining.
38.030 Elachista albifrontella
larva 04.05.22 - from leaf-mine on grass sp. - Hardy Farm, Chorlton, Manchester 29.04.22. Leaf-mine was 5cm in length from tip of leaf downwards. The leaf-mine contained a shed skin, plus black granular frass, mostly irregularly scattered but with a few linear deposits. The widest point of the mined area was 2.5mm. The larva exited the mine on 04.05.22, but later entered a new blade on the same plant and recommenced mining.