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 cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Poeciloptilia cingillella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855.
Elachista cingillella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain: Unknown

Hosts elsewhere:

Poaceae      
Bromus erectus   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Milium effusum Wood Millet Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Milium effusum Wood Millet 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 and West Gloucester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Finland, French mainland, Hungary, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - East and North, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Belgian Lepidoptera
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Fauna Europaea [287808]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin