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Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. n.s. 4: 303. Cosmiotes stabilella (Stainton, 1858).

Leaf-mine: Like many other Elachistidae, the larvae mine various types of grasses (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Cyperaceae       Carex     Bland, 1996a Hosts elsewhere: Poaceae       Agrostis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Avena fatua Wild-oat Nederlandse bladmineerders Brachypodium pinnatum Perennial Tor-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Nederlandse bladmineerders Calamagrostis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Nederlandse bladmineerders Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Nederlandse bladmineerders Milium effusum Wood Millet Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: There are two generations with flight periods in May and June and again from July to August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Distributed mainly in southern England and south Wales (UKMoths) including Bedford, Berks, North Ebudes, North Essex and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Cosmiotes stabilella - BRERC, JNCC, NE and SNH). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Germany, Hungary, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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