Elachista subnigrella Douglas, 1853
dark dwarf
mine
Narrow, flat, corridor descending from the leaf tip. Frass in an almost continuous line. The larva usually makes several mines. Mines pale yellow green at first, turning purple later. Pupation external.
hostplants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Avena; Avenula pubescens; Bromopsis erecta, pannonica; Calamagrostis epigeios; Dactylis glomerata; Festuca; Holcus mollis.
phenology
Larvae in April – May and in July (Bland, 1996a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Larva pale yellow, head and prothoracic plate light brown (Bland, 1996a).
pupa
Described by Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
references
Baran, Mazurkiewicz & Pałka (2007a), Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov (2016a), Bland (1996a), Buhr (1935a), Kuchlein & Donner, (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos, (1999a), Parenti & Varalda (1994a), Patočka (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins (1998a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Sruoga & Ivinskis (2005a, 2011a), Szőcz (1981a), Wörz (1957a).
16/12/2011