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 kilmunella Stainton, 1849
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Elachista kilmunella Stainton, 1849. Cat. Brit. Tin. Pteroph.: 25.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Cyperaceae      
Carex     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Easterness, North Ebudes and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG and NE).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia- Central, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Belgian Lepidoptera
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Fauna Europaea [287981]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin