The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in).[2] The head is whitish. Forewings are whitish ; costa towards base fuscous, with traces of a basal fascia; two broad partially ill-defined light yellow-ochreous fasciae in middle and at 3/4, more or less fuscous on costa, with some scattered black scales ; dark line of cilia appearing truncate at apex. Hindwings are grey.[3]
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^"Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843)". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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elachista, collitella, moth, family, elachistidae, found, great, britain, spain, france, italy, switzerland, austria, germany, czech, republic, slovakia, hungary, romania, turkey, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthro. Elachista collitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae It is found in Great Britain Spain France Italy Switzerland Austria Germany the Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Romania and Turkey Elachista collitella Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Elachistidae Genus Elachista Species E collitella Binomial name Elachista collitella Duponchel 1843 1 Synonyms Oecophora collitella Duponchel 1843 The wingspan is 7 9 millimetres 0 28 0 35 in 2 The head is whitish Forewings are whitish costa towards base fuscous with traces of a basal fascia two broad partially ill defined light yellow ochreous fasciae in middle and at 3 4 more or less fuscous on costa with some scattered black scales dark line of cilia appearing truncate at apex Hindwings are grey 3 The larvae feed on sheep s fescue Festuca ovina crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common meadow grass Poa pratensis They mine the leaves of their host plant 4 References edit Elachista Aphelosetia collitella Duponchel 1843 Fauna Europaea Retrieved 14 February 2020 38 006 B amp F 0612 Elachista collitella Duponchel 1843 Hants Moths Retrieved 14 February 2020 Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and description Elachista collitella Duponchel 1843 UKflymines Retrieved 14 February 2020 This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elachista collitella amp oldid 1086434676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
