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Elachista apicipunctella Stainton, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista apicipunctella Stainton, 1849. Cat. Brit. Tin. Pteroph.: 26.

Leaf-mine: The larvae forms a mine within which the larva is able to over-winter (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Various grasses (UKMoths). Hosts elsewhere: Juncaceae       Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush Steuer, 1976 Poaceae       Agrostis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Nederlandse bladmineerders Calamagrostis arundinacea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Elymus caninus Bearded Couch Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca altissima Wood Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Holcus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Melica nutans Mountain Melick Nederlandse bladmineerders Milium effusum Wood Millet Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: The adult moths emerge in a single generation from late April to June in the south, and somewhat later in the north, from June to July. There may occasionally be the emergence of a second generation in the south (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Common throughout woodland clearings in Britain (UKMoths) including Fife, South Lancaster, South-west York, Stafford (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE, SNH and SHWRG) and Northern Ireland (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, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - North and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin