Elachista consortella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Latvia and Finland.
The wingspan is .The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings are blackish -grey, somewhat paler-sprinkled; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, in male reduced to a spot on fold, a tornal spot, another on costa opposite, and a more or less developed angular mark beyond and connecting these whitish, in female more distinct; plical stigma elongate, black. Hindwings rather dark grey.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
Adults are on wing from April to September.
The larvae possibly feed on Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), although other records state it feeds on annual meadow grass (Poa annua). They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from April to August.
References
External links Lepiforum de Plant Parasites of Europe Elachista consortella at UKmoths