Elachista littoricola

Elachista littoricola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. littoricola
Binomial name
Elachista littoricola
Le Marchand, 1938[1]

Elachista littoricola is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Russia.

The wingspan is about 7–8 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Elytrigia repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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