Elachista nuraghella

Description

Elachista nuraghella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicilia, Malta and in France, Italy and Austria. It is also found in Algeria and Tunisia. Records from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey refer to Elachista grotenfelti. Adults are unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker grey hindwings. The larvae feed on Dasypyrum villosum.