Elachista subocellea

Elachista subocellea
Elachista subocellea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species: E. subocellea
Binomial name
Elachista subocellea
(Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Aphelosetia subocellea Stephens, 1834
  • Elachista flammeaepennella Costa, [1836]
  • Elachista pollinariella Zeller sensu Stainton, 1851
  • Poeciloptilia disertella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Elachista disertella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, [1843]), sensu Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935
  • Elachista subcollutella Toll, 1936

Elachista subocellea is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Poland.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]

The larvae feed internally on leaves of Brachypodium sylvaticum and Brachypodium pinnatum. First, the larvae create a narrow ascending corridor. The direction reverses and the mine develops into a broad, greenish, inconspicuous blotch, reminding of a tentiform mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Elachista subocellea". UK Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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