Elachista humilis Zeller, 1850 Species
Last modified: Jan. 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, not often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista humilis
- Vernacular names
- Grijze grasmineermot (NL), Obscure Dwarf (EN)
- Synonyms
- Elachista humiliella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) and Elachista perplexella Stainton, 1858
- 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] Humiliella. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
The wingspan is 10 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Bionomics
The larvae feed on a number of different grass species, creating a whitish gallery or blotch, extending from the leaf tip downwards.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from May till July in two overlapping broods.
