Elachista illectella

Elachista illectella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.^[1] The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

Elachista illectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. illectella
Binomial name
Elachista illectella (Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
Cosmiotes illectella Clemens, 1860 Elachista praematurella Clemens, 1860 Elachista cristatella Chambers, 1876 Elachista albapalpella Chambers, 1881

The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are sexually dimorphic.

The larvae feed on Poa (including Poa pratensis), Agrostis, Hystrix, Elymus, Oryzopsis, Bromus and Phleum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]