Elachista collitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Turkey.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Elachista |
Species: | E. collitella
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The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] The head is whitish. Forewings are whitish ; costa towards base fuscous, with traces of a basal fascia; two broad partially ill-defined light yellow-ochreous fasciae in middle and at 3/4, more or less fuscous on costa, with some scattered black scales ; dark line of cilia appearing truncate at apex. Hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) collitella (Duponchel, 1843)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "38.006 [B&F: 0612] Elachista collitella (Duponchel, [1843])". Hants Moths. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ "Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 February 2020.