Elachista deriventa

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Elachista deriventa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. deriventa
Binomial name
Elachista deriventa
Kaila & Mutanen, 2008 [1]

Elachista deriventa is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southern Finland and Sweden. [1]

The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). Adults are on wing in June. [2]

The larvae feed on Calamagrostis arundinacea . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a pale yellowish, rather narrow, inconspicuous, ascending corridor in the distal half of the leaf. It runs along the leaf margin. The frass is deposited along the sides. [3] Larvae can be found from September to October. They are pale yellowish.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elachista (Elachista) deriventa Kaila & Mutanen, 2008". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. "Elachista deriventa Kaila & Mutanen, 2008". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.