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''Elachista regificella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, with a restricted distribution in Europe.


Description

The wingspan is about . Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on greater wood-rush ('' Luzula sylvatica'') mining the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.


Distribution

The moth has been found in Great Britain and Romania. It might also occur in the Netherlands.


References

regificella Leaf miners Moths described in 1849 Moths of Europe Taxa named by John Sircom {{Elachista-stub