Elachista maculicerusella

Elachista maculicerusella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. maculicerusella
Binomial name
	Elachista maculicerusella; (Bruand, 1859)
Synonyms
	Lita maculicerusella Bruand, 1859 ; Tinea cerusella Hubner, 1796 ; Elachista monosemiella Rossler, 1881 ;

Elachista maculicerusella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.^[1] The head is whitish. Forewings are ochreous- whitish ; sometimes two or three dark fuscous spots near base ; cloudy dark fuscous fasciae in middle and at 3/4,sometimes obsolete towards costa, anterior including black plical stigma. Hindwings are grey.The larva is pale yellow ; head brown ; 2 with two faint brown spots.^[2]

Gallery

Larva
Mined Phragmites leaf

References

^ Kimber, Ian. "38.039 BF609 Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859)". UKmoths. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ 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

This article on a moth of the genus Elachista is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Kimber, Ian. "38.039 BF609 Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859)". UKmoths. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] 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

[1]

[2]