Elachista dimicatella

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Elachista dimicatella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. dimicatella
Binomial name
Elachista dimicatella
Rebel, 1903

Elachista dimicatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the mountains from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania.

The wingspan is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). [1]

The larvae feed on Alopecurus pratensis , Anthoxanthum odoratum , Calamagrostis arundinacea , Calamagrostis villosa , Dactylis glomerata , Deschampsia cespitosa , Holcus mollis , Milium effusum , Phleum alpinum , Poa alpina , Poa chaixii , Sesleria albicans , Sesleria caerulea , Sesleria sadlerana tatrae . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [2] Larvae can be found from the end June to early July.

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References

  1. ↑ Lepiforum.de
  2. ↑ "Elachista dimicatella Rebel, 1903". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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