Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


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


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update).

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Festuca ovina Sheep's-fescue Pitkin and Plant
Koeleria macrantha Crested Hair-grass Pitkin and Plant
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Pitkin and Plant

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain (Karsholt and van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

NBN Grid map:

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

NBN interactive distribution map(s) of known host species in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere:

Festuca ovina, Koeleria macrantha, Poa pratensis

Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.



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