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Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825) [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Antispila freyerella Hübner, 1825. Verh. bekannt. Schmett.: 419. Cosmiotes freyerella (Hübner, 1825). Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825).

Leaf-mine: The larvae mine the blades of various grasses, including meadow-grass and cock's-foot (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Poaceae       Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot UKMoths Poa     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Poaceae       Agrostis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Dactylis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca rubra Red Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Holcus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Koeleria cristata   Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Trisetum fuscum   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: The larval mines can be found from March to April and in July (UKMoths). Time of year - adults: There are two generations, with moths on the wing from late April to June and again from late July to September (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: The species is widespread and reasonably common throughout much of the British Isles except the very far north (UKMoths) including East Perth, Hunts, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, North Hants, Northampton, Stafford (NBN Gateway distribution map (as Cosmiotes freyerella - BRERC, HBRG, NE, NESBRC and SNH) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and North, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Belgian Lepidoptera British leafminers NBN Gateway (as Cosmiotes freyerella) Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea [287957] UKMoths	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin