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Elachista regificella Sircom, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista regificella Sircom, 1849. Zoologist 7: App. xlii.

Leaf-mine: The mine formed is long, inflated and puckers the leaf surface. The larva often swaps leaves (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Juncaceae       Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush British leafminers Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Juncaceae       Luzula luzuloides White Wood-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September - June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Occurs in South West England, from Monmouth in Wales and the East of Scotland (British leafminers) including Easterness, Hereford, Kincardine, Leicester, North Aberdeen, North Devon, Northampton, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants and Stafford Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Romania (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea), Germany and The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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