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Elachista collitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Turkey.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. collitella |
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| Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] The head is whitish. Forewings are whitish ; costa towards base fuscous, with traces of a basal fascia; two broad partially ill-defined light yellow-ochreous fasciae in middle and at 3/4, more or less fuscous on costa, with some scattered black scales ; dark line of cilia appearing truncate at apex. Hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina), crested hair-grass (Koeleria macrantha) and common meadow-grass (Poa pratensis). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
- "Elachista (Aphelosetia) collitella (Duponchel, 1843)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "38.006 [B&F: 0612] Elachista collitella (Duponchel, [1843])". Hants Moths. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description - "Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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