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.
It occurs in a number of locations throughout Britain and Ireland, and flies in at least two generations, with recent records being in May and September. The ...
One of the former Cosmiotes trio that are extremely hard to determine, even under the microscope. First Norfolk record in June 2020.
Helpdesk · Kingdom. Animalia · Phylum. Arthropoda · Class. Insecta · Order. Lepidoptera · Family. Elachistidae · Genus. Elachista Treitschke, 1833.
synonyms. Cosmiotes consortella. notes. species of dry grassland, often on calcareous soils (Traugott-Olsen & Schmidt Nielsen, 1977a) ...
Recent Status: Recorded in Suffolk. Life Style: The moth has two or three broods in a year. The larval food is given as Poa annua. They pupate in a dense cocoon ...
Identification: There are three Elachista species of the once Cosmiotes genus that can be identified by a combination of Genitalia dissection and head colour. E ...
Find out about the status of Elachista consortella (Field Dwarf) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.
With the exception of E.consortella, species in this group are more easily separated on external than genital features, (though genital dissection may be ...
It occurs in a number of locations throughout Britain and Ireland, and flies in at least two generations, with recent records being in May and September. The ...