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

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

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[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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