Elachista cahorsensis

Elachista cahorsensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Elachista
Species:	E. cahorsensis
Binomial name
Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992 [1]
Synonyms
E. dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843) E. cahorsensis (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. imbi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. karsholti (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. mannella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. multipunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. pocopunctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. povolnyi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. punctella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. hallini (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. intrigella (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. nielspederi (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) E. skulei (Traugott-Olsen, 1992) [2]

Elachista cahorsensis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Ireland and Germany to the Pyrenees.

The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in).

The larvae feed on red fescue ( Festuca rubra ) mining the leaves. ^[3] Larvae can be found in July and again from September to November. They are pale grey with a semi-transparent, reddish brown head.

References

1. "Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. Kaila, Lauri (30 June 2015). "The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy". Zootaxa. 3980 (3). Magnolia Press: 301–358. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1 . ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   26249957.
3. "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.