Elachista adscitella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe. Elachista adscitella. Scientific classification · Edit this classification.

A pale grey moth with whitish head and white transverse line across the middle of the forewing. It occurs in woodland habitats in England, Wales and locally in ...

Helpdesk · Kingdom. Animalia · Phylum. Arthropoda · Class. Insecta · Order. Lepidoptera · Family. Elachistidae · Genus. Elachista Treitschke, 1833.

Find out about the status of Elachista adscitella (Oblique-barred Dwarf) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.

One of several, similar Elachista species, which are reliably separated only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Tufted Hair-grass and Blue ...

A double brooded species that flies from May through to August. The larvae mine a variety of grass species including Deschampsia cespitosa, Brachypodium ...

Status Scarce. One of several similar Elachista species, which are only reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia.

The larva is described by Steuer (1976a) and Parenti (1984a, 2006b). Body olive green; the pronotum with a conspicuous large marking in the shape of an ...

Lepidoptera Mundi species detail page: Elachistidae, Elachistinae, Elachista adscitella.

Learn about the distribution and flight time of Elachista adscitella (Oblique-barred Dwarf) in Somerset.