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Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851. Cat. Suppl.: 10.

Leaf-mine: Tufted hair-grass and blue moor-grass are the main foodplants, the larvae forming gallery mines (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Poaceae       Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass UKMoths Sesleria caerulea Tufted Hair-grass UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Cyperaceae       Carex elata Tufted-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Poaceae       Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Nederlandse bladmineerders Calamagrostis arundinacea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Elymus caninus Bearded Couch Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca altissima Wood Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Melica nutans Mountain Melick Nederlandse bladmineerders Melica uniflora Wood Melick Nederlandse bladmineerders Milium effusum Wood Millet Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa chaixii Broad-leaved Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Sesleria albicans   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: There are two generations flying from May to July and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Occurs in woodland habitats in England, Wales and locally in Ireland (UKMoths) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden and Switzerland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin