| Elachista unifasciella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. unifasciella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828) |
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Elachista unifasciella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Sweden tot the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia[1] and Turkey.[2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[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.