Elachista cingillella
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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. cingillella
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| Elachista cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
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Elachista cingillella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 8.5–10 millimetres (0.33–0.39 in). Adults have been recorded in May.[2]
The larvae feed on upright brome (Bromus erectus), wood millet (Milium effusum) and Dichanthium ischaemum mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a gradually widening gallery in the base of the blade. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] Larvae can be found from September to April and again from June to early August. Larvae of the first generation overwinter within the mine. They are dark olive green.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from Fennoscandia and Russia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References[edit]
- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista cingillella". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-23.