The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848)
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Aphelosetia biatomella Stainton, 1848. Zoologist: 2165.
Elachista biatomella
(Stainton, 1848)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Cyperaceae      
Carex     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Cyperaceae      
Carex flacca Large Yellow-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: September-April (Bland, 1996a).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Sussex, Isle of Wight, Surrey and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [287933]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin