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Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848.

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Cyperaceae       Carex acuta Slender Tufted-sedge Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista albidella) Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista albidella) Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista albidella) Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista albidella) Hosts elsewhere: Cyperaceae       Carex acuta Slender Tufted-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass Nederlandse bladmineerders Scirpus caespitosus   Nederlandse bladmineerders Poaceae       Calamagrostis arundinacea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Melica nutans Mountain Melick Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa palustris Swamp Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: April-May (Bland, 1996a). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Easterness, Mid Perth, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, Roxburgh and West Perth (NBN Gateway distribution map (as Biselachista albidella - HBRG, NESBRC and SNH). 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, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - North and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Belgian Lepidoptera British leafminers NBN Gateway, as Biselachista albidella Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea [287923] UKMoths	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin