Elachista argentella

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Elachista argentella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. argentella
Binomial name
Elachista argentella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena argentellaClerck 1759
  • Elachista cygnipennella(Hübner, 1796)
  • Elachista habeleriTraugott-Olsen, 1990

Elachista argentella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

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Mined leaf blade of Bromus erectus
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Larva

The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). The head is white. Forewings are white, sometimes ochreous- tinged. Hindwings in male grey in female grey-whitish.The larva is greenish-grey; dorsal line whitish;head pale brown. [1] [2]

The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a number of different species of grass including Agrostis , Avenula pratensis , Avenula pubescens , Brachypodium pinnatum , Brachypodium sylvaticum , Bromus erectus , Bromus sterilis , Calamagrostis epigejos , Dactylis glomerata , Deschampsia cespitosa , Elymus hispidus , Elymus repens , Festuca ovina , Festuca rubra , Festuca trachyphylla , Festuca valesiaca , Holcus lanatus , Holcus mollis , Koeleria glauca , Koeleria grandis , Koeleria macrantha , Leymus arenarius , Phalaris arundinacea , Phleum and Poa pratensis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  2. ↑ Fal’kovich;M. .I., 1990 Elachistidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
  3. ↑ bladmineerders.nl Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine



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