An Elachista illectella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
An Elachista illectella in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/30/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Elachista illectella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Elachista illectella in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
An Elachista illectella in Harford Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
Elachista illectella in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
An Elachista illectella in Harford Co., Maryland (12/14/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Elachista illectella in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Description
Very challenging genus. Note silvery streak in the wing fringes beyond the costal and dorsal white streaks that is absent in Elachista irrorata.
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An Elachista illectella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Timothy Reichard.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Elachista illectella in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/30/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Elachista illectella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Elachista illectella in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Elachista illectella in Harford Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Dave Webb.
Elachista illectella in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Elachista illectella in Harford Co., Maryland (12/14/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Elachista illectella in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Elachista illectella in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. illectella
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista illectella (Clemens, 1860)
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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.
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]
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