Elachista atricomella

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Elachista atricomella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. atricomella
Binomial name
Elachista atricomella
Stainton, 1849
Synonyms
List
    • Elachista holdenellaStainton, 1854
    • Microsetia exiguellaFabricius sensu Stephens, 1834
    • Elachista alienellaStainton, 1851
    • Elachista extensellaStainton, 1851
    • Elachista zetterstedtiiWallgreen, 1852
    • Elachista helveticaFrey, 1856
    • Elachista longipennisFrey, 1885

Elachista atricomella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). The head is blackish, whitish sprinkled, face in female whitish. Male forewings have an interrupted, rather oblique fascia before the middle, a tornal spot, and a bigger triangular mark beyond it on the white costa. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is pale yellowish ; head pale brown ; 2 with two yellow brown marks. [1]

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. [2]

The larvae mines the leaves of cock's-foot ( Dactylis glomerata ). Larvae regularly vacate the mine and begin elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [3] Larvae can be found from late autumn to May. They are greenish yellow with a light brown head.

Distribution

The moth is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1895). "Elachistidae". A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan. pp. 638–692.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ Ian Kimber. "Elachista atricomella". UK Moths. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849". Bladmineerders.nl. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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Mined leaf of Dactylis glomerata
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Larva
Pupa Elachista atricomella pupa.JPG
Pupa


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