| Elachista gleichenella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. gleichenella |
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| Elachista gleichenella | |
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Elachista gleichenella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in).The head is bronzy -metallic.Forewings are dark bronzy -fuscous; a small basal spot, a fascia before middle, and an outwards -angulated fascia towards apex pale golden-metallic. Hindwings are grey.The Larva is whitish, faintly purple-tinged; head dark brown; 2 with two purple-blackish marks. [2] [3] [4]
The larvae feed on Carex curvula , Carex digitata , Carex divulsa , star sedge ( Carex echinata ), glaucous sedge ( Carex flacca ), dwarf sedge ( Carex humilis ), smooth-stalked sedge ( Carex laevigata ), soft-leaved sedge ( Carex montana ), Carex morrowii , Carex muricata , Carex ornithopoda , false fox-sedge ( Carex otrubae ), greater tussock-sedge ( Carex paniculata ), pendulous sedge ( Carex pendula ), Carex pilosa , Carex sempervirens , wood sedge { Carex sylvatica }, Carex umbrosa , tufted hairgrass ( Deschampsia cespitosa ), white wood-rush ( Luzula luzuloides ), hairy wood-rush ( Luzula pilosa ), Luzula plumose and greater wood-rush ( Luzula sylvatica ). [5]
The moth is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula), east into northern Russia. [6]
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