Elachista albidella is a moth of the family Elachistidae, described by William Nylander in 1848. Its wingspan ranges from .The head is white. Forewings are white, costa and sometimes dorsum suffused with fuscous; plical stigma large, elongate, black; an angulated fuscous fascia beyond middle, angle acutely produced towards apex; small fuscous costal and dorsal spots near apex. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is greenish-grey, more yellowish anteriorly; head dark brown.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionEmmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae). Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.Fal’kovich;M. .I., 1990 Elachistidae; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
Elachista albidella is found in various locations across Europe; example habitat locations include Fennoscandia, northern Russia, the Pyrenees, Italy, Hungary, Ireland and Ukraine. It is also found in North America.
The larvae feed on Calamagrostis arundinacea, Carex acuta, Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Eleocharis palustris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Melica nutans, Poa palustris and Scirpus caespitosus.
References
External links Lepiforum de Lepidoptera of Sweden bladmineerders.nl Moth Photographers Group