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Elachista eleochariella Stainton, 1851 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista eleochariella Stainton, 1851. Suppl. Cat. Brit. Tin. Pteroph.: 10. Biselachista eleochariella (Stainton, 1851); Staudinger, 1901. Cat. No. 3999.

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Cyperaceae       Carex nigra Common Sedge Bland, 1996a Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Pelham-Clinton, 1988a Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass Bland, 1996a Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Cyperaceae       Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush Buhr, 1964a Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Cornwall, Easterness, Mid Perth and North Aberdeen (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Biselachista eleochariella - NE and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Romania, Russia - North, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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