Elachista unifasciella

Elachista unifasciella
Elachista unifasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. unifasciella
Binomial name
Elachista unifasciella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Tinea unifasciella Haworth, 1828

Elachista unifasciella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia[1] and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in).[3] Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Avenula pubescens, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Holcus mollis and Milium effusum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. First, they create a long, somewhat blistered, slightly transparent corridor. Later, they mine the basal leaves lying on the ground.[5] They are light yellow with a light brown head. Larvae can be found from autumn to the end of May.

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