Elachista maculicerusella

Elachista maculicerusella
Scientific classification
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 Elachistidae family that is 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 larvae mine the stems of Phalaris arundiacea, Phragmites australis and other grasses on occasion. The mine starts at the leaf tip and descends as an irregular blotch mine. The mine is flat and quite shallow. The frass is initially deposited in the oldest, upper part of the mine, but later in strings. The larva may leave the mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.