Elachista adscitella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except Iceland, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania. The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are pale grey with a whitish head and a white transverse line across the center of the forewing. They are on wing from May to July and again in August in two generations per year.