Elachista unifasciella explained

Elachista unifasciella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 9–.[1] Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Avenula pubescens, false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis) and wood millet (Milium effusum). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

Distribution

It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia and Turkey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 38.014 [B&F: 0619] Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) ]. Hants Moths . 26 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Elachista unifasciella (HAWORTH, 1828) . lepforum.de . 26 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828). Bladmineerders.nl. September 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926092308/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/elachista/unifasciella/unifasciella.htm. September 26, 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera . 2011-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815180835/http://entlep.tripod.com/Checklist1.htm . 2011-08-15 . dead .

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