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 pomerana Frey, 1870
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 3: 282.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Poaceae      
Avena fatua   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-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 Cambridge and East Norfolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin