Elachista unifasciella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. unifasciella
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| Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)
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Elachista unifasciella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in).[1] Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Avenula pubescens, false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis) and wood millet (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.[3] Larvae are light yellow with a light brown head and can be found from autumn to the end of May.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia and Turkey.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "38.014 [B&F: 0619] Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista unifasciella (HAWORTH, 1828)". lepforum.de. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-09-08.