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

Elachista subocellea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. subocellea
Binomial name
Elachista subocellea
(Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
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    • Aphelosetia subocellea Stephens, 1834
    • Elachista flammeaepennella Costa, [1836]
    • Elachista pollinariella Zeller sensu Stainton, 1851
    • Poeciloptilia disertella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
    • Elachista disertella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
    • Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, [1843]), sensu Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935
    • Elachista subcollutella Toll, 1936

The wingspan is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in).Differs from E. collitella as follows : forewings whiter, costa not distinctly fuscous towards base, plical and second discal stigmata sometimes distinct, black.[1]

Adults are on wing from June to July.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Elachista subocellea". UK Moths. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.