Elachista elegans

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Elachista elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Elachista
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Elachista elegans
Frey, 1859 [1]

Elachista elegans is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy, Hungary and the Crimea and from Germany to Russia.

The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). [2] Adults are on wing from July to August in one or two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Bromus , Calamagrostis arundinacea , Calamagrostis epigejos , Dactylis , Milium effusum and Poa species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The frass is mostly deposited along the side. [3] Larvae can found in spring. They are yellowish green with a yellowish brown head.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elachista (Elachista) elegans Frey, 1859". 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 elegans Frey, 1859". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.


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