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