Elachista subocellea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Poland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. subocellea
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| Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)
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The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).Differs from E. collitella as follows : forewings whiter, costa not distinctly fuscous towards base, plical and second discal stigmata sometimes distinct, black.[1]
Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]
The larvae feed internally on leaves of false-brome and tor-grass. First, the larvae create a narrow ascending corridor. The direction reverses and the mine develops into a broad, greenish, inconspicuous blotch, reminding of a tentiform mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]
References edit
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Elachista subocellea". UK Moths. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
