Elachista cahorsensis

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Elachista cahorsensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. cahorsensis
Binomial name
Elachista cahorsensis
Synonyms

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.

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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. Magnolia Press. 3980 (3): 301–358. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.1 . ISSN   1175-5334.
  3. "Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.