Elachista luticomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is . The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The head is light ochreous-yellow, seldom with a fuscous spot. Forewings are dark fuscous; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, a small tornal spot, and another on costa beyond it ochreous-whitish, in female enlarged and more conspicuous. Hindwings are blackish grey. The larva is pale yellow; head pale brown.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionEmmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.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
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