Elachista nitidulella

Elachista nitidulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. nitidulella
Binomial name
	Elachista nitidulella; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
	Poeciloptilia nitidulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855;

Elachista nitidulella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found from Germany to the Alps and from France to Romania. It is also found in Russia.[2]

The larvae feed on Festuca rupicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts a very thin corridor. The mine eventually descends and widens. At the end it occupies the entire width of the leaf and all leaf tissue is eaten away.[3] They are pale dull dirty white.

References

"Elachista (Aphelosetia) nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1885)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.
"Elachista nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.

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[1] "Elachista (Aphelosetia) nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1885)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[2] Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.

[3] "Elachista nitidulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.