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 collitella (Duponchel, 1843)
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Oecophora collitella Duponchel, 1843. Hist. nat. Lép. Fr. Suppl. 4 (1): 327, pl. 77 fig. 9.
Elachista collitella
(Duponchel, 1843)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Festuca ovina Sheep's-fescue Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Koeleria macrantha Crested Hair-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, European Turkey, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Fauna Europaea [287810]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin