Elachista subocellea explained

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.

The wingspan is 8-.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] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meyrick, Edward. A Handbook of British Lepidoptera . 1895. London. Macmillan. Elachistidae . 638–692.
  2. Web site: Elachista subocellea. UK Moths. 15 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834). Bladmineerders.nl. September 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930185205/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/subocellea/subocellea.htm. September 30, 2011. dead.

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