Elachista excelsicola

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• Elachista parasella Traugott-Olsen, 1974

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Elachista excelsicola is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria, Poland, Fennoscandia and northern Russia.{{cite web|url= http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435471|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109041715/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435471|url-status= dead|archive-date= November 9, 2013|title=Elachista (Elachista) excelsicola Braun, 1948|publisher=Fauna Europaea|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2013}} It is also found in North America.{{cite web|url= http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1106|title=Elachista excelsicola – Braun, 1948|publisher=Moth Photographers Group|access-date=March 7, 2010}}

The wingspan is {{convert|8|-|12|mm}}. The scales of the forewings are dirty creamy white at the base, unevenly tipped with

grey, giving the wing a pale grey appearance. The hindwings are pale grey.[https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofameric131948amer/memoirsofameric131948amer_djvu.txt Memoirs of the American Entomological Society]