Food Plant: Poa spp. (Meadow grasses), Arrhenatherum elatius (false-oat grass) and other grass species

Mine: April-July

Notes: The larva spins grass blades and feeds inside the spiral spinning, causing whitening of the grass blade tip. It changes leaves several times in the course of its development. A widespread miner in England and Wales, found in rough grassland.

National Status: Common

Bradley No: 868

Gelechiid Recording Scheme: link

Data: 14.vi.05, Hardy Farm, Chorlton, Manchester VC59

Image:© Ben Smart