Elachista consortella

Elachista consortella
Elachista consortella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. consortella
Binomial name
Elachista consortella
Stainton, 1851[1]
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes consortella

Elachista consortella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.

The wingspan is 7-8 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Cynodon dactylon, although other records state it feeds on Poa annua. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from April to August.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
  4. ^ ukflymines.co.uk
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