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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. consortella
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The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings are blackish -grey, somewhat paler-sprinkled ; a somewhat oblique fascia before middle, in male reduced to a spot on fold, a tornal spot, another on costa opposite, and a more or less developed angular mark beyond and connecting these whitish, in female more distinct; plical stigma elongate, black. Hindwings rather dark grey.[2]
Adults are on wing from April to September.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), although other records state it feeds on annual meadow grass (Poa annua). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from April to August.
References edit
- ^ "Elachista (Elachista) consortella Stainton, 1851". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ "Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
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