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Elachista subocellea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Scientific name
  
Elachista subocellea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachista

Rank
  
Species

Elachista subocellea

Similar
  
Elachista biatomella, Elachista argentella, Elachista gleichenella, Elachista albifrontella

Elachista subocellea is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Poland.

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed internally on leaves of Brachypodium sylvaticum and Brachypodium pinnatum. First, the larvae create a narrow ascending corridor. The direction reverses and the mine develops into a broad, greenish, inconspicuous blotch, reminding of a tentiform mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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Elachista subocellea Wikipedia