Elachista dispilella

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Elachista dispilella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. dispilella
Binomial name
Elachista dispilella
Zeller, 1839 [1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista distigmatellaFrey, 1859

Elachista dispilella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in). [2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one or two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Festuca heterophylla , Festuca lemanii and Festuca ovina . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, narrow corridor that descends from the tip of the leaf to the base. [3] Larvae can found from May to June in the north and in April and again in June in the south. They are greyish green with a brown head.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispilella Zeller, 1839". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Elachista dispilella (Zeller, 1839)". Micro Lepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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