Elachista cingillella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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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. cingillella
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| Elachista cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
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Description
editThe wingspan is 8.5–10 millimetres (0.33–0.39 in). Adults have been recorded in May.[2]
The larvae feed on upright brome (Bromus erectus), wood millet (Milium effusum) and Dichanthium ischaemum mining the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from September to April and again from June to early August. Larvae of the first generation overwinter within the mine.
Distribution
editIt is found from Fennoscandia and Russia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Great Britain to Romania.
References
edit- ^ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cingillella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Elachista cingillella". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-23.