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Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859) [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Lita maculicerusella Bruand, 1859. Tinea cerusella Hübner, 1796. Samml. Europ. Schmett.: pl. 27 fig. 183. Elachista monosemiella Râssler, 1881. Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859).

Leaf-mine: Larva makes a large whitish blotch and mines the leaf downwards. The frass tends to be deposited in the upper part of the mine (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and UKMoths. Pupa: Anchored externally on the foodplant by a silken girdle (UKMoths). The pupa is also illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Poaceae       Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot British leafminers Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass British leafminers Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass UKMoths Phragmites australis Common Reed British leafminers Phragmites australis Common Reed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Phragmites australis Common Reed UKMoths Poa     British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Poaceae       Agrostis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Nederlandse bladmineerders Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Brachypodium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Bromus inermis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed Nederlandse bladmineerders Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Nederlandse bladmineerders Elymus repens Common Couch Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Holcus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Phalaris canariensis Canary-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Phragmites australis Common Reed Nederlandse bladmineerders Poa compressa Flattened Meadow-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: October - June; July (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Between May and August in one or two broods depending on latitude (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Occurring widely in England and southern Scotland, this species is relatively common in damp habitats such as river and canal banks and marshes (UKMoths) including Ayr, Cheviotland, East Kent, East Norfolk, Forfar, Hunts, Kincardine, Kirkudbright, North Hants, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, Stafford, Warwick and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. 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, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin