Elachista freyerella

    Broken-barred Dwarf

    ElachistidaeABH 38.047 B&F 631

    Formerly fairly common in the north of the county, but only one record in the last 15 years (Radstock in 2017).  Other than the Radstock record (at light), it has only been found by daytime fieldwork. Only once found further south, at Crewkerne in the 1920s.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Broken-barred Dwarf (Elachista freyerella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins