Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)

Tinea unifasciella Haworth, 1828: 584 . Type locality: England, London district . Lectotype ♂, designated by Bradley (1963: 156), in NHMUK.

Elachista unifasciella: Bradley (1963: 155) .

Subgenus: Aphelosetia; argentella species group.

Distribution: Palearctic. Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece (continent, Cyprus), Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia (European part, Caucasus), San Marino, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.K. (England).

Larval host plant(s): Avenula pubescens (Hudson) Dumort., Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson) Beauv., Dactylis glomerata L., Milium effusum L. ( Poaceae) (Steuer 1973; Buszko 1990a).

Figs.: Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977), Biesenbaum (1995), Bland (1996).

Remarks: According to Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen (1977), the host plant record of Holcus mollis L., reported by Steuer (1973) and repeated by Parenti & Varalda (1994) is unreliable.