Elachista chrysodesmella

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Elachista chrysodesmella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. chrysodesmella
Binomial name
Elachista chrysodesmella
Zeller, 1850 [1]

Elachista chrysodesmella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Russia and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August. [2]

The larvae feed on Brachypodium pinnatum , Brachypodium sylvaticum , Carex humilis , Carex montana , Dactylis glomerata , Holcus and Poa trivialis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow ascending corridor starting at the center of the leaf. Later, the direction reverses and the mine widens. The frass is deposited in the upper part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [3] Larvae can be found from early spring to May and again from July to the beginning of August. They are pale yellow.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) chrysodesmella Zeller, 1850". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Elachista chrysodesmella (Zeller, 1850)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-23.


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