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Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Tinea albifrontella Hübner, 1817. Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817).

Leaf-mine: The larva mines from the grass tip downwards and the mine occupies half or the whole of the leaf blade width. A whitish blotch is formed with characteristic narrow streaks of frass (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers, UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in UKMoths. Hosts in Britain: Poaceae       Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot British leafminers Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass British leafminers Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog British leafminers Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Juncaceae       Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Poaceae       Agrostis canina Velvet Bent Nederlandse bladmineerders Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Nederlandse bladmineerders Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Avena     Nederlandse bladmineerders Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Nederlandse bladmineerders Bromus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed Nederlandse bladmineerders Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Elymus repens Common Couch Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca rubra Red Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Helictotrichon pubescens Downy Oat-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Nederlandse bladmineerders Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Koeleria cristata   Nederlandse bladmineerders Koeleria macrantha Crested Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Milium effusum Wood Millet Nederlandse bladmineerders Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Phleum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Triticum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September - May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in a single generation during June and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common miner of grasslands throughout the UK (British leafminers; UKMoths) including Banff, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, East Sutherland, Easterness, Isle of Wight, Kincardine, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, North Somerset, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, Stafford, Warwick, West Kent, West Lancaster, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. 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, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin