Elachista collitella

Elachista collitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. collitella
Binomial name
Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
Oecophora collitella Duponchel, 1843

Elachista collitella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Turkey.

The wingspan is 7-9 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Festuca ovina, Koeleria macrantha and Poa pratensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ Hants Moths
3. ^ ukflymines.co.uk

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