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 bisulcella (Duponchel, 1843)
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Lita bisulcella Duponchel, 1843. Stett. ent. Zeits: 203.
Elachista bisulcella
(Duponchel, 1843)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Cyperaceae      
Carex elata Tufted-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders
Poaceae      
Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Nederlandse bladmineerders
Calamagrostis canescens   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Calammophila baltica Wood Small-reed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders
Elymus repens Bearded Couch Nederlandse bladmineerders
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Hereford, Hunts, Mid Perth, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South Wilts, Stafford, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE, NESBRC and SNH).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
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NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [287798]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin