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Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781) [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Tinea gleichenella Fabricius, 1781. Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781).

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Cyperaceae       Carex     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Juncaceae       Luzula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Cyperaceae       Carex digitata Fingered Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex divulsa Grey Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex echinata Star Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex humilis Dwarf Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex laevigata Smooth-stalked Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex montana Soft-leaved Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex muricata Large-fruited Prickly-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex ornithopoda Bird's-foot Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex pilosa   Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex umbrosa   Nederlandse bladmineerders Juncaceae       Luzula luzuloides   Nederlandse bladmineerders Luzula pilosa   Nederlandse bladmineerders Luzula sylvatica   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Banff, Dunbarton, Elgin, Hereford, Main Argyll, North Hants, South Wilts, Stirling, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Perth (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE, NESBRC and SNH) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin