Elachista subnigrella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description The wingspan is . The head is dark grey, face lighter. Forewings blackish-grey, light-sprinkled, in female darker except on basal area; a slender indistinct fascia before middle, somewhat indented or interrupted on fold, in male sometimes almost obsolete, a small indistinct tornal spot, and costal spot somewhat beyond it whitish, in female whiter and more distinct. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale yellow; head pale brown. Hindwings are grey. Emmet, 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
Biology Adults are on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Avena, Avenula pubescens, Bromus erectus, Calamagrostis epigejos, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca and Holcus mollis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from April to May and again in July.
Distribution It is found from Scandinavia and the Baltic States to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to Romania.
References
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