Elachista lastrella Chrétien, 1896
on Bromopsis
mine
Long slender corridor at the underside of the lower leaves. Most mines ascend from the base of the leaf to the tip. Frass in a narrow continuous line, somewat off-centre. The sides of the corridor are very irregular, until, in the end, the mines has attained the width of the leaf. The larva makes 2 – 3 mines. Only the final mine is full depth, and then the frass lies in parallel chains. Wörz (1957a) described the corridor as running up and down, and found up to four larvae in a leaf.
hostplants
Poaceae, monofaag
Bromopsis erecta.
phenology
larvae in early spring (Hering, 1957a; Steuer, 1976a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
BENELUX
From Germany to Spain (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Yellowish. Prothoracic plate with two, rather widely separated, longitudinal ridges that are clearly thickened anteriorly and posteriorly. Prosternum with a V-shaped structure. Anal plate triangular, pointing backwards. Head brownish (Wörz, 1957a; Steuer, 1976a).
references
Hering (1957a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), De Prins (1998a), Steurer (1976a), Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977a), Wörz (1957a).