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Elachista utonella Frey, 1856 [Lepidoptera: Elachistidae] Elachista utonella Frey, 1856. Tin. Pteroph. Schw.: 300. Biselachista utonella (Frey, 1856).

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Cyperaceae       Carex     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Cyperaceae       Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex brizoides   Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex distans Distant Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex disticha Brown Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex echinata Star Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex elata Tufted-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex hirta Hairy Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex muricata Large-fruited Prickly-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex remota Remote Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex spicata Spiked Sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Carex vesicaria Bladder-sedge Nederlandse bladmineerders Scirpus sylvaticus Wood Club-rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Juncaceae       Juncus gerardi Saltmarsh Rush Nederlandse bladmineerders Poaceae       Festuca     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 Kent, North Hants and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map (as Biselachista utonella - DBRC 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, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, 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