Elachista maculicerusella

Elachista maculicerusella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Elachista maculicerusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. maculicerusella
Binomial name
Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859)
Synonyms
Lita maculicerusella Bruand, 1859 Tinea cerusella Hubner, 1796 Elachista monosemiella Rossler, 1881

The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.^[1] The head is whitish. Forewings are ochreous- whitish; sometimes two or three dark fuscous spots near base; cloudy dark fuscous fasciae in middle and at 3/4, sometimes obsolete towards costa, anterior including black plical stigma. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellow; head brown; 2 with two faint brown spots.^[2][3][4]

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  Larva
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  Mined Phragmites leaf