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Elachista atricomella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. atricomella
Binomial name
Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849
Synonyms
List Elachista holdenella Stainton, 1854 Microsetia exiguella Fabricius sensu Stephens, 1834 Elachista alienella Stainton, 1851 Elachista extensella Stainton, 1851 Elachista zetterstedtii Wallgreen, 1852 Elachista helvetica Frey, 1856 Elachista longipennis Frey, 1885

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

Description

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). The head is blackish, whitish sprinkled, face in female whitish. Male forewings have an interrupted, rather oblique fascia before the middle, a tornal spot, and a bigger triangular mark beyond it on the white costa. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is pale yellowish; head pale brown; 2 with two yellow brown marks.

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae mines the leaves of cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata). Larvae regularly vacate the mine and begin elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found from late autumn to May. They are greenish yellow with a light brown head.

Distribution

The moth is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.

References

1. Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
3. Fal’kovich;M. .I., 1990 Elachistidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
4. Ian Kimber. "Elachista atricomella". UK Moths. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
5. "Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
6. "Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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