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 poae Stainton, 1855
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Elachista poae Stainton, 1855. Entomol. Ann.: 47.


Leaf-mine: The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Poaceae      
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Denbigh, North Essex, North Hants, North Somerset, Salop and South Somerset (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

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, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Spaniopus dissimilis Walker, 1833 Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae


External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [288003]
UKMoths

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Last updated 29-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin