Elachista consortella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.
The wingspan is 7-.The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings are blackish -grey, somewhat paler-sprinkled ; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, in male reduced to a spot on fold, a tornal spot, another on costa opposite, and a more or less developed angular mark beyond and connecting these whitish, in female more distinct; plical stigma elongate, black.Hindwings rather dark grey.[1]
Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), although other records state it feeds on annual meadow grass (Poa annua). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from April to August.