Elachista consortella

Elachista consortella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.

Elachista consortella
Elachista consortella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Elachista
Species:
E. consortella
Binomial name
Elachista consortella
Synonyms
  • Cosmiotes consortella

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings are blackish -grey, somewhat paler-sprinkled ; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, in male reduced to a spot on fold, a tornal spot, another on costa opposite, and a more or less developed angular mark beyond and connecting these whitish, in female more distinct; plical stigma elongate, black. Hindwings rather dark grey.[2]

Adults are on wing from April to September.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), although other records state it feeds on annual meadow grass (Poa annua). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from April to August.

References
  1. "Elachista (Elachista) consortella Stainton, 1851". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 April 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
  3. "Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  4. "Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.


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