Elachista unifasciella

Elachista unifasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. unifasciella
Binomial name
Elachista unifasciella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Tinea unifasciella Haworth, 1828

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

Description

The wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in).[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]

References

  1. ^ "38.014 [B&F: 0619] Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Elachista unifasciella (HAWORTH, 1828)". lepforum.de. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-09-08.


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