Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, [1817]) Species
Last modified: Jan. 11, 2026, 6 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista albifrontella
- Vernacular names
- Witkopgrasmineermot (NL), White-headed Dwarf (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 150 (as E.[lachista] Albifrontella. H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
Univoltine species with adults from late May till late July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Dactylis and Holcus
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