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 subnigrella Douglas, 1853
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Elachista subnigrella Douglas, 1853. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 2 (1): 210, pl. 18, fig. 11.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Poaceae      
Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Helictotrichon pubescens Downy Oat-grass Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including North Hants, North Somerset, North Wilts, South Hants, South Wilts and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC and 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, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, 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