Elachista cinereopunctella
Seq # 270210182
Elachista consortella

Elachista collitella (Duponchel, 1843) Species

Last modified: April 11, 2021, 4:01 p.m.

Earlier doubtfully recorded from Belgium (misidentifications of Elachista subocellea), but certainly belonging to the Belgian fauna as stated in Traugott-Olsen & Schmidt-Nielse (1977: 105). Recently (2018) recorded from NA with gen. det.
Hitherto a very rare and local species in Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista collitella
Vernacular names
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Status

Native

Distribution

Caterpillar

Light greyish green with side stripes, head brown.

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Mine

Long, narrow mine in the grass blade starting from the tip downwards.

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Bionomics

The caterpillars mine from August–September till late spring and again in June–July.

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Flight periods

Two generations per year: adults from May to June and in July.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Festuca ovina, Poa pratensis and Koeleria cristata

Preferably on Festuca ovina, but also recorded from Poa pratensis and Koeleria cristata.

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Habitat

Preferring dry grasslands.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg