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 trapeziella Stainton, 1849
[Lepidoptera: Elachistidae]


Elachista trapeziella Stainton, 1849.
Biselachista trapeziella (Stainton, 1849).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Juncaceae      
Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista)
Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Biselachista)

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: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Norfolk, East Perth, East Ross, Edinburgh, Kincardine, Main Argyll, North Devon and South Wilts (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Biselachista - HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH).

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, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway (as Biselachista trapeziella)
Nederlandse bladmineerders

Fauna Europaea [288021]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin